Find the model your workflow can actually run.

Turn vague AI interest into a practical starting point: model class, cloud or self-hosted path, memory estimate and the next step.

The selector.

The best model depends on task type, data sensitivity, request volume, context length and available compute. A smaller local model can beat a premium API when the work is narrow, private and repetitive.

Intake survey
1. What should AI handle first?
2. Where should it run?
3. Daily volume
4. Available compute
Planning result

Llama 3.1 8B

Local support bots, RAG, private document work

Run path
Hybrid setup
Quantization
Q4
Memory estimate
7.2GB
Selected compute
Old 16GB computer
Runs, with normal limits
How to use this result

Use MLX or Ollama and close memory-heavy apps before running long context windows.

This is a planning estimate, not a hardware guarantee or a production recommendation.

How to read the result.

The selector is deliberately conservative. A model that fits in memory still needs workflow design, guardrails, data cleanup and testing before it touches real customer operations.

  • Model name

    The model class we would start testing for your use case.

  • Run path

    Cloud, local, or hybrid based on privacy, volume, and uptime.

  • Memory needed

    Estimated memory for model weights, context, and runtime overhead.

  • Plain-English recommendation

    Whether the plan is smooth, usable, tight, or unrealistic on the selected compute.

  • Cloud AI

    We host the model, runtime and monitoring.

    See cloud AI
  • Self-hosted AI

    Run useful AI on compute you already own.

    See self-hosted AI
  • Anova AI Labs

    Research questions for smaller, cheaper business AI.

    Visit Anova AI Labs

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