Methodology for evaluating and comparing AI models

Every figure needs conditions

Check the version identifier and access channel before transferring a limit or price. For a benchmark, preserve dataset version, metric, harness, tools, attempts and reasoning effort. Different settings may explain different scores. When essential data is unpublished, its absence forms part of the conclusion.

A concrete example

Two results with the same test name may use different judges or budgets. They can be documented together but should not be presented as a controlled competition. Likewise, an application price does not equal API cost or the cost of running your own weights.

What to check

Open linked references and check that they support the precise claim. Separate release date from verification date. An updated profile does not imply new independent tests; a public score does not establish behavior with your data and constraints.

Inferama Methodology

Date, primary source and missing data are part of every profile.

Identify the version

We do not mix trade names, aliases and snapshots.

Identity

Check the source

We prioritize documentation and dated official announcements.

Origin

Maintain limits

What is not published is shown as absent; it is not inferred.

Transparency

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