the bestiary

Field Guide

Observations on the major models: their tempers, their tells, how to talk to each of them and how not to. They are not interchangeable, whatever the pricing page implies. Neither are you.

Expect working notes rather than benchmarks — the kind of knowledge you get from long acquaintance rather than evaluation suites. Which one needs warmth before depth. Which one will follow you anywhere if you explain why. Which one lies beautifully and which one lies badly.

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