TASK-SPECIFIC SHORTLISTS
Start with the work you need to do
Choose a real task to see three official model versions worth testing first. Each shortlist combines public signals with clear limits.
- Task scenarios
- 10
- official starting candidates
- 30
- Data cutoff
These are starting candidates, not universal rankings. Validate the shortlist on your prompts, data, tools, region, and budget.
Everyday workDrafting, analysis, planning, and mixed office tasks.View shortlist →Coding & debuggingImplementation, defect analysis, tests, and technical trade-offs.View shortlist →Deep researchMulti-step analysis, evidence synthesis, and reasoned conclusions.View shortlist →Documents & grounded Q&ALong files, summaries, citations, and answers bounded by supplied text.View shortlist →Customer supportClear, safe, policy-aware replies to common requests.View shortlist →Chinese & multilingual workChinese-first writing, translation, localization, and mixed-language tasks.View shortlist →Image & multimodal workImages, documents, extraction, and mixed visual-text reasoning.View shortlist →Cost-efficient productionReduce successful-task cost without choosing by price alone.View shortlist →Private & local deploymentOpen-weight candidates for controlled data paths and self-hosting.View shortlist →Fast production workflowsHigh-volume classification, extraction, routing, and short responses.View shortlist →