Model Vendor Strategy

The chapters in this module, in reading order.

#	Chapter
00	Model Selection & Vendor Strategy — The Five-Year-Old Version
01	The tier anatomy — four cooks for one kitchen
02	The cost-latency-quality triangle — pick two, the third bends
03	The bake-off methodology — how to actually compare cooks
04	Task-to-tier mapping — the routing matrix that runs the kitchen
05	Closed-weight vs open-weight — which kind of supplier do you trust?
06	Switching-cost anatomy — the hidden tax of moving between suppliers
07	Dual-sourcing and fallback chains — keeping a second supplier warm
08	Rate limits and quota — the ceiling that decides your peak hour
09	Vendor risk and outages — the supplier sometimes goes dark
10	Model upgrades in production — the playbook for changing the cook mid-shift
11	On-prem vs managed economics — when owning the kitchen pays
12	Pricing anatomy — reading the invoice the supplier sends
13	Honest admission — what model selection still does not solve