Models · 2026-08-28 · HippoAPI Documentation Team

Choose and switch models

Use task quality, modality, context, price, and availability to shortlist the right model identifier.

Start with task requirements

Define required input and output modalities, context size, structured output or tool needs, acceptable latency, and cost range before comparing model names.

Evaluate representative work

Build a small test set from real, authorized examples. Compare answer quality, failure rate, latency, and total usage cost across a short list rather than relying on one benchmark.

Switch with configuration

Keep the model identifier and model-specific parameters in application configuration. When switching, re-run the evaluation set and confirm context, tool, safety, and output-format behavior.