How to pick an AI model in 2026

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• Reiterates and updates Nate’s “route by the job, not the benchmark” framework: the common story is that model choice is the whole strategy, but useful work actually comes from matching model, task, and workflow surface together.
• Practical takeaway: stop treating model selection as a standalone decision to win via leaderboard-chasing — fold it into task/workflow design instead.