EXTRACTION · EDITORIAL CLASSIFICATION · NOT A BENCHMARK
DO I NEED THE BIG MODEL FOR…
Route inbound emails to the right team
Small-model jobNO — START SMALL
“Routing needs a good taxonomy more than maximum reasoning.”
WHY THIS VERDICTSTART WITH
START WITH
THE WORK.
- 01
The work is constrained enough to evaluate cheaply.
- 02
A clear schema, rubric, or example carries much of the workload.
- 03
Most failures can be detected before they become expensive.
RECOMMENDED SETUPSmall, fast model + schema + deterministic checks
NON-NEGOTIABLE
Add an unknown route and measure costly misroutes by team.
REASONING1/5
AMBIGUITY2/5
ERROR COST2/5
CONTEXT2/5