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Choose the smallest model that can handle the work
The smartest model is not always the best. Why you consciously choose which model to use for each task, and what you gain in control, time and costs.
You do not need to take a sports car to get bread from the bakery. Yet that is exactly what most people do with AI. They turn on the most powerful model their subscription allows, and use it for everything. A four-line poem, rewriting an email, cleaning up a folder full of files. All on the most expensive engine.
At the bottom of this article you will find a prompt that helps you choose the appropriate model for each task.
More power is not always better
It feels logical: the smartest model gives the best result. For complex thinking that is also true. But for many daily tasks it works counterproductively. The largest models have a tendency to do too much. They write longer than necessary, add things you did not ask for, and sometimes run ahead of you in a direction you did not want.
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