AI Model Selector Quiz — Find Your Best LLM (2026)

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AI Model Selector Quiz

Reviewed: June 4, 2026

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var use = answers[1] || 'coding';
var tech = answers[3] || 'intermediate';
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var privacy = answers[5] || 'standard';
var oss = answers[6] || 'either';

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if (oss === 'open') {
if (use === 'coding') {
rec = { model: 'CodeLlama 70B / Llama 3.1 70B', desc: 'Open-source model you can self-host for data privacy. Strong coding abilities with no API costs after initial setup. Fine-tune on your own codebase for domain-specific assistance.', tags: ['Open-source', 'Self-hostable', 'Strong coding', 'No API fees', 'Fine-tunable'] };
} else if (use === 'analysis') {
rec = { model: 'Llama 3.1 405B', desc: 'Largest open-source model with strong analytical reasoning. Self-host for full data control and compliance with HIPAA/GDPR requirements.', tags: ['Open-source', '405B parameters', 'Strong reasoning', 'Self-hostable'] };
} else {
rec = { model: 'Llama 3.1 70B or Mistral Large 2', desc: 'Powerful open-source models for general-purpose use. Self-host for maximum control over data and costs.', tags: ['Open-source', 'Self-hostable', 'Strong general performance', 'Low marginal cost'] };
}
} else if (use === 'coding' && tech === 'advanced') {
rec = { model: 'Claude 3.5 Sonnet', desc: 'Best-in-class coding model with excellent reasoning, 200K context window, and strong safety features. Ideal for complex software engineering tasks.', tags: ['Top coding performance', '200K context', 'Strong reasoning', 'Safety-focused'] };
} else if (use === 'coding') {
rec = { model: 'GPT-4o', desc: 'Versatile model with excellent coding capabilities, multimodal support, and a robust ecosystem. Great balance of capability and cost.', tags: ['Excellent coding', 'Multimodal', 'Well-documented API', 'Broad language support'] };
} else if (use === 'writing' && privacy === 'critical') {
rec = { model: 'Claude 3 Opus (via Anthropic API with BAA)', desc: 'Most capable model for nuanced writing with enterprise data protection agreements. Best for high-stakes professional content in regulated industries.', tags: ['Top-tier writing', 'Nuanced reasoning', '200K context', 'Enterprise compliance'] };
} else if (use === 'writing' && budget === 'free') {
rec = { model: 'Gemini 2.0 Flash', desc: 'Free tier available with generous limits. Strong writing capabilities for content creation, editing, and communication tasks.', tags: ['Free tier', 'Good writing', 'Fast responses', 'Google ecosystem'] };
} else if (use === 'analysis') {
rec = { model: 'Gemini 2.5 Pro', desc: 'Strong analytical reasoning with a massive 1M context window. Upload and analyze entire document sets, spreadsheets, and research papers.', tags: ['Long context (1M)', 'Research-capable', 'Multimodal', 'Google ecosystem'] };
} else if (use === 'creative' || modal === 'yes') {
rec = { model: 'GPT-4o', desc: 'Full multimodal support for image understanding and creative generation. Excellent for brainstorming, ideation, and multimodal content creation.', tags: ['Creative', 'Multimodal', 'Image understanding', 'Versatile'] };
} else if (use === 'chat' && (budget === 'free' || budget === 'low')) {
rec = { model: 'GPT-4o-mini or Claude 3.5 Haiku', desc: 'Cost-effective models optimized for conversational AI with fast response times. Perfect for chatbots and customer-facing applications.', tags: ['Chat-optimized', 'Fast', 'Affordable', 'High throughput'] };
} else if (use === 'chat') {
rec = { model: 'Claude 3.5 Sonnet', desc: 'Superior conversational abilities with natural dialogue, strong instruction following, and safety guardrails for customer-facing applications.', tags: ['Best conversation', 'Instruction following', 'Safety guardrails', '200K context'] };
} else if (tech === 'beginner' && budget !== 'high') {
rec = { model: 'GPT-4o-mini', desc: 'Best balance of capability and simplicity. Easy to use, affordable, and backed by extensive documentation and tutorials.', tags: ['Beginner-friendly', 'Great docs', 'Low cost', 'Fast responses'] };
} else {
rec = { model: 'GPT-4o or Claude 3.5 Sonnet', desc: 'Top-tier general purpose models. Choose GPT-4o for multimodal and ecosystem, or Claude for reasoning and writing quality.', tags: ['Top-tier', 'Versatile', 'Well-supported', 'Production-ready'] };
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