# The Model Selection Matrix
Source: https://humanspark.ai/frameworks/model-selection-matrix/

*For boring text work the top models are roughly interchangeable.*

**When to use:** Tool selection, when someone assumes they must pick 'the best' model.

Everyday workhorse
most tasks

Drafting, summarising, extracting. The leading models are close - pick one and learn it.

Reasoning model
Advisor work

Strategy, analysis, hard problems. A different class - slower, deeper.

> **Short shelf life:** Model capabilities change monthly - treat any comparison as a snapshot, not a verdict.