Which model tier do I need?
Budget, workhorse, or flagship? Seven questions, one recommendation — no signup, fully in your browser.
Please answer every question before seeing your tier.
Your tier
Example models (mid-2026 snapshot)
Honest advice
About this tool
Model tiers are a pricing ladder, not a personality test. Budget models handle bulk work; workhorses run most production apps; flagships are for when errors are expensive or the task needs the best reasoning available.
Scoring is rule-based — your answers add points to each tier. There is no AI behind this quiz. Example models are a static mid-2026 snapshot; check current pricing before you commit.
The real answer is almost always: start cheap, measure with evals on your actual prompts, and upgrade one tier when cheap models fail — not when marketing says you need the frontier model.