AI judgment · Difficulty 4/5

Third-party model vs. self-host

A PM interview practice question for SENIOR, STAFF, AI-PM candidates.

The prompt

Your team is choosing between a third-party frontier model and self-hosting an open-weights model. Frame the decision and recommend an approach.

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Round: AI judgment
Target levels: SENIOR, STAFF, AI-PM
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