We Pinned Our Model Version. The Provider Deprecated It Anyway.
Why re-qualification, not inference, is the recurring cost of production AI
About We Pinned Our Model Version. The Provider Deprecated It Anyway.
Pinning a model version does not protect you from deprecation. This Towards Data Science piece argues that the recurring cost of production AI is not inference but re-qualification: the eval reruns, prompt retuning and regression testing you owe every time a model changes under you.
It breaks down what that tax covers and how to budget for it before a deprecation notice forces the work on you.
Read the guide on Towards Data Science.
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