AI model recommendations

Choosing the right model for your taskChoosing the right model for your task

The various AI models in nele.ai are optimized for different areas of application.The various AI models in nele.ai are optimized for different use cases. This overview will help you choose the right model for your specific tasks to achieve optimal results while using your credits efficiently. This overview will help you choose the right model for your specific tasks to achieve optimal results while using your credits efficiently.

The models are divided into five main categories, which differ in terms of complexity, application area, and credit consumption.The models can be divided into five main categories, which differ in terms of complexity, use case, and credit consumption.

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Note for professionals bound by confidentiality:Note for professionals bound by confidentiality: If you are subject to professional confidentiality obligations, please ensure that you only select model variants hosted on European servers via Google, AWS Bedrock, Mistral, or Azure. In such cases, avoid using OpenAI or Anthropic directly. Many models are available in both versions; you can find the relevant server location information in the model overview. If you are subject to professional secrecy obligations, ensure that you only select model variants hosted on European servers via Google, AWS Bedrock, Mistral, or Azure. In such cases, avoid using OpenAI or Anthropic directly. Many models are available in both versions – you can find the relevant server location information in the model overview.

Everyday tasks - Fast and efficient processingEveryday tasks - Fast and efficient processing

Recommended models:Recommended models:

• GPT 5.6 Luna• GPT 5.6 Luna

• GPT-5.4-mini / GPT-5.4-nano• GPT-5.4-mini / GPT-5.4-nano

• GPT-5 mini / GPT-5 nano• GPT-5 mini / GPT-5 nano

• Gemini 2.5 Flash / Gemini 3.5 Flash• Gemini 2.5 Flash / Gemini 3.5 Flash

• Claude 4.5 Haiku• Claude 4.5 Haiku

• Mistral Small 4 / Mistral Medium 3.5• Mistral Small 4 / Mistral Medium 3.5

• Mistral Small / Mistral Medium 3 (via Google)• Mistral Small / Mistral Medium 3 (via Google)

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Application areas:Use cases:

Text editing and communication:Text editing and communication:

• Correcting spelling and grammar• Correcting spelling and grammar

• Translating into different languages• Translating into different languages

• Drafting emails and business correspondence• Drafting emails and business correspondence

• Creating social media content• Creating social media content

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Everyday content creation:Everyday content creation:

• Summarizing articles and documents• Summarizing articles and documents

• Generating simple website content• Generating simple website content

• Writing product descriptions• Writing product descriptions

• Creating FAQ texts• Creating FAQ texts

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When to choose this category:When to choose this category: These models are suitable for fast, cost-effective solutions for everyday text tasks where a certain level of context understanding is helpful. They consume fewer credits than the higher categories and deliver reliable results with clearly defined instructions. These models are suitable for fast, cost-effective solutions for everyday text tasks where a certain level of context understanding is helpful. They consume fewer credits than the higher categories and deliver reliable results for clearly defined instructions.

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Business applications - Complex and analytical tasksBusiness applications - Complex and analytical tasks

Recommended models:Recommended models:

• GPT 5.6 Terra• GPT 5.6 Terra

• GPT-5.5 / GPT-5.4 / GPT-5.2 / GPT-5.1 / GPT-5• GPT-5.5 / GPT-5.4 / GPT-5.2 / GPT-5.1 / GPT-5

• Claude 5 Sonnet• Claude 5 Sonnet

• Gemini 2.5 Pro• Gemini 2.5 Pro

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Application areas:Areas of application:

Business analytics:Business analysis:

• Conducting extensive data analysis• Conducting extensive data analysis

• Developing and revising business plans• Developing and revising business plans

• Creating and evaluating business reports• Creating and evaluating business reports

• Compiling market research reports• Compiling market research reports

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Comparative work:Comparative work:

• Document comparisons with detailed analysis• Document comparisons with detailed analysis

• Creating competitive analyses• Creating competitive analyses

• Conducting contract comparisons• Conducting contract comparisons

• Strategic assessments• Strategic assessments

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Professional assistance:Professional assistance:

• Complex assistant prompts for specific use cases• Complex assistant prompts for specific use cases

• Strategic decision-making consulting• Strategic decision-making support

• Detailed project planning• Detailed project planning

• Comprehensive research• Comprehensive research

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When to choose this category:When to choose this category: For demanding business tasks that require deep understanding, analytical thinking, and comprehensive expertise. These models offer higher quality for complex queries and provide a balanced trade-off between performance and credit consumption. For demanding business tasks that require deep understanding, analytical thinking, and comprehensive expertise. These models offer higher quality for complex queries and a balanced trade-off between performance and credit consumption.

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Premium Applications - Highest requirements for depth and precisionPremium applications - Highest requirements for depth and precision

Recommended models:Recommended models:

• GPT 5.6 Sol• GPT 5.6 Sol

• Claude 5 Opus / Claude 4.8 Opus / Claude 4.7 Opus• Claude 5 Opus / Claude 4.8 Opus / Claude 4.7 Opus

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Application areas:Use cases:

Highly demanding tasks:Highly demanding tasks:

• Complex strategic decision-making at the executive level• Complex strategic decision-making at the executive level

• In-depth scientific and technical analyses• In-depth scientific and technical analyses

• Extensive research projects with a high level of detail• Extensive research projects with a high level of detail

• Sophisticated programming and algorithmic tasks requiring maximum precision• Sophisticated programming and algorithmic tasks requiring the highest precision

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When to choose this category:When to choose this category: For the most demanding tasks where maximum quality, accuracy, and analytical depth are the priority, and the higher credit consumption is secondary to the quality of the results. For the most demanding tasks where maximum quality, accuracy, and analytical depth are the priority, and the higher credit consumption is secondary to the quality of the results.

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Image Generation - Create visual contentImage generation - Create visual content

Recommended models:Recommended models:

• GPT Image 2• GPT Image 2

• Gemini 2.5 Flash Image• Gemini 2.5 Flash Image

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Application areas:Use cases:

Visual Content Creation:Visual content creation:

• Create illustrations and concept art• Create illustrations and concept art

• Design graphics for presentations• Design graphics for presentations

• Produce social media graphics• Produce social media graphics

• Visualize visual ideas and drafts• Visualize visual ideas and drafts

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When to choose this category:When to choose this category: For creating visual content based on text descriptions, such as for supporting presentations, concepts, or social media posts. For creating visual content based on text descriptions, such as supporting presentations, concepts, or social media posts.

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Important note:Important note: Starting in August 2026, all AI-generated images will be automatically watermarked to clearly identify them as AI-generated content. Please keep this in mind when using generated images in official documents or publications.Starting in August 2026, all AI-generated images will be automatically watermarked to clearly identify them as AI-generated content. Please keep this in mind when using generated images in official documents or publications.

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Voice recording and transcription – converting audio to textVoice recording and transcription – convert audio to text

Recommended models:Recommended models:

• Azure Speech – Fast Transcription• Azure Speech – Fast transcription

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Application areas:Use cases:

Voice input for prompts:Voice input for prompts:

• Dictate your requests directly via microphone instead of typing them• Dictate your requests directly via microphone instead of typing them

• Recorded speech is automatically converted into text and used directly as prompt context• Recorded speech is automatically converted to text and used directly as prompt context

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Transcription of audio files:Transcription of audio files:

• Convert uploaded audio files into searchable and editable text• Convert uploaded audio files into searchable and processable text

• Use transcribed content directly in the ongoing chat, for example to summarize meetings or interviews• Use the transcribed content directly in the ongoing chat, for example to summarize meetings or interviews

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When to choose this category:When to choose this category: Whenever spoken content needs to be converted into text quickly and reliably – whether for convenient voice input in everyday life or for the structured preparation of audio recordings within a chat. Whenever spoken content needs to be converted into text quickly and reliably – whether for convenient voice input in everyday life or for the structured preparation of audio recordings within a chat.

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Decision guide for model selectionDecision guide for model selection

Evaluate your task based on the following criteria:Evaluate your task based on the following criteria:

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Task complexity:Task complexity:

• Very simple, no context required: Very simple, no context required: → Category 1 (Everyday tasks without reasoning)• → Category 1 (Everyday tasks without reasoning)

• Simple, with some understanding of context: • Simple, with some context understanding: → Category 2 (Everyday tasks with reasoning)→ Category 2 (Everyday tasks with reasoning)

• Medium to complex: Medium to complex: Multiple dependencies, analytical components → Category 3 (business applications)• Multiple dependencies, analytical components → Category 3 (Business applications)

• Highly demanding:Highly demanding: Maximum precision and depth required → Category 4 (premium applications)• Maximum precision and depth required → Category 4 (Premium applications)

• Visual content: Visual content: Image generation required → Category 5 (image generation)• Image generation required → Category 5 (Image generation)

• Spoken content:Spoken content: Speech needs to be converted to text → Category 6 (audio recording and transcription)• Speech needs to be converted to text → Category 6 (Voice recording and transcription)

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Department:Subject Area:

• General: General: Standard text work, simple communication → Category 1 or 2• Standard text work, simple communication → Category 1 or 2

• Business/analytical:Business/analytical: Specialized evaluations and strategies → Category 3• Specialized evaluations and strategies → Category 3

• Highly complex/scientific-technical:Highly complex/scientific-technical: Maximum accuracy required → Category 4• Maximum accuracy required → Category 4

• Visual:Visual: Creating imagery → Category 5• Creating image material → Category 5

• Auditory:Auditory: Processing spoken language → Category 6• Processing spoken language → Category 6

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Priority:Priority:

• Speed and efficiency: Speed and efficiency: Fast results with minimal credit consumption → Category 1• Fast results with minimal credit consumption → Category 1

• Balanced: Balanced: A good compromise between speed and context understanding → Category 2• A good compromise between speed and context understanding → Category 2

• Quality over speed:Quality over speed: Higher quality for complex requests → Category 3• Higher quality for complex queries → Category 3

• Maximum quality:Maximum quality: Highest precision regardless of credit consumption → Category 4• Highest precision regardless of credit consumption → Category 4

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Optimal usage:Optimal usage:

• Test different models for similar tasks and compare the results• Test different models for similar tasks and compare the results

• For multi-stage projects, combine different models for different steps of the process• For multi-stage projects, combine different models for specific steps in the workflow

• Use the custom instructions feature in chat settings to optimize models for recurring tasks• Use the custom instructions feature in chat settings to optimize models for recurring tasks

• If confidentiality is required, use EU-hosted model variants via Google, AWS Bedrock, or Azure• If confidentiality is required, use EU-hosted model variants via Google, AWS Bedrock, or Azure

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