Hosted, open-weight, or managed
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In this lesson
compare the three ways of obtaining model capability.
Planned topics
- Hosted model APIs: fastest start, pay per use, least control, data goes to the provider under its terms.
- Open-weight self-hosted: more control over data and cost at scale, but you operate GPUs, updates, and safety.
- Managed platforms: a middle path inside your cloud with enterprise controls, at some premium.
- Compare cost, control, latency, data handling, and quality on your own evaluation, not on benchmarks.
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Demonstration
a decision table with the three options against cost at three volumes, latency, data residency, quality on our test set, and operational burden. Verify current pricing and terms before recording.
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Why evaluate on your own data instead of public benchmarks?
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