What can replace my model?

It is arithmetic, not an AI: the same model and wish always give the same answer. A candidate has to be clearly better at what you asked for — at least 20% cheaper or faster, more open, or with a longer context. Intelligence is what it must keep: within 10 points of yours it is the best fit, 10 to 20 points lower a good alternative, and more than 20 points lower it is not offered at all. A model whose intelligence nobody has measured is only worth a look. Within a verdict a clearly bigger gain goes first (a fresh number counts in full, an old one for less); among gains of a similar size, the smaller drop in intelligence goes first. A vendor's “0” is not a price, so such a model is never called cheaper.

Up to five options, best verdict first. Within a verdict a clearly bigger saving leads; among savings of a similar size, the model that keeps more intelligence goes first.