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Choosing a platform

Evaluation frameworks, RFP questions, build-versus-buy, lock-in, and how to design a proof of concept that predicts production.

Choosing a platform 08 articles
16 AUG 2026 GLM 5.3 vs Qwen3.8-Max: The Open-Weight Frontier, Compared (August 2026) Two open-weight frontier models landed in one week. A source-grounded comparison of GLM 5.3 and Qwen3.8-Max: benchmarks, licensing, pricing, and agentic fit. GuidesChoosing 5 min
Hand-drawn diagram of two model blocks labeled GLM 5.3 and Qwen3.8-Max on a balance scale, with benchmark tags hanging from each side
 16 AUG 2026 Best AI Agent Harnesses: August 2026 Rankings Across the Full Agent Stack A three-layer map of the agent stack for August 2026: coding harnesses ranked, agent runtimes explained, and AI employee platforms placed honestly. GuidesChoosing 7 min
Hand-drawn diagram of a stack with three boxes labeled models, harnesses, and runtimes, and a circled worker at a desk labeled AI employees above them
 14 AUG 2026 What Is Grok Bot? SpaceXAI's Always-On AI Teammates, Explained A source-grounded explainer of Grok Bot, SpaceXAI's beta AI teammates: how the shared cloud computer works, what access costs, and the caveats the docs themselves flag. GuidesChoosing 7 min
Hand-drawn diagram of three bot figures connected to one shared cloud computer, each with its own screen, linked to app icons for inbox, browser, and CRM
 31 JUL 2026 How to Run an AI Employee Pilot That Produces a Decision A collection of impressive demos is not a pilot. A 30-day trial with no comparison, no acceptance definition, and no stop condition is only extended product exploration. GuidesChoosing 22 min
Napkin-style sketch of a laboratory flask on a pedestal feeding a four-way decision signpost labeled go, revise, switch, stop, with an amber highlight on the go arrow
 31 JUL 2026 How to Choose an AI Employee Platform: A 12-Point Evaluation Framework Twelve evidence-weighted criteria, non-compensating gates, and one rule: score the platform you can prove, not the product the vendor can describe. GuidesChoosing 32 min
Napkin-style sketch of a clipboard scorecard with twelve criteria rows beside a row of locked gates, with an amber highlight on one gate labeled approvals
 31 JUL 2026 General-Purpose vs Specialized AI Agents: Which Architecture Fits? The wrong comparison is one smart agent versus many smart agents. The real comparison is breadth inside one context versus separation across several operating contracts. GuidesChoosing 22 min
Napkin-style sketch of one large multi-tool agent figure on the left and a row of three small single-tool specialist figures on the right, with an amber coordination line connecting the specialists
 31 JUL 2026 Build vs Buy an AI Employee: Control, Cost, and Maintenance Not engineers versus subscription - a choice about who owns the agent's production lifecycle for 36 months. Compare three years of the same accepted workload, never a prototype against a plan price. GuidesChoosing 23 min
Napkin-style sketch of a fork in a road: one path leads to a construction crane building blocks, the other to a storefront, both converging on a flag labeled 36 months, with an amber highlight on the flag
 31 JUL 2026 AI Employee Platform RFP Checklist: 50 Questions and Proof Requests Yes, we support approvals is an assertion. A control description, admin configuration, denied-action demonstration, approval record, and contractual commitment show what the answer means. GuidesChoosing 32 min
Napkin-style sketch of a questionnaire sheet with fifty numbered rows feeding into an evidence folder, with an amber stamp reading proof on the folder
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