Smart AI System Decisions

Step-by-step guides to master AI infrastructure research.

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Beyond Basic Inference: Workflow Templates for Self-Hosting, Distillation, Quantization, and Edge Featured

Beyond Basic Inference: Workflow Templates for Self-Hosting, Distillation, Quantization, and Edge

13 pre-built templates for advanced AI workflows with specialized configuration schemas for production deployment.

Dec 14, 202510 min read
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Comparing Claude, GPT-4, and Gemini: A Guide to Model Selection

Use the Model Registry to compare capabilities, pricing, and features across AI providers in one unified interface.

Dec 14, 202510 min read
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The Compare-Scenarios Journey: From Alternatives to Decision Artifacts

Systematically evaluate infrastructure options and produce stakeholder-ready comparison data with export capabilities.

Dec 14, 20259 min read
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Stop Flying Blind: See Exactly What Context Your AI Is Using

Stop Flying Blind: See Exactly What Context Your AI Is Using

Complete transparency into the tokens that shape your AI's responses with Lattice's unified context bar system.

Dec 14, 20258 min read
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From Educated Guesses to Data-Driven Trade-offs: The What-If Exploration Journey

From Educated Guesses to Data-Driven Trade-offs: The What-If Exploration Journey

Systematically explore infrastructure alternatives before committing to decisions with interactive sliders and impact previews.

Dec 14, 20259 min read
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The Export-Blueprint Journey: Package Your Infrastructure Decisions for Reuse

The Export-Blueprint Journey: Package Your Infrastructure Decisions for Reuse

Turn weeks of configuration work into a shareable, version-controlled YAML artifact with selective export.

Dec 14, 202510 min read
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When Stale Data Costs You Real Money: Live Data Feeds for AI Infrastructure

When Stale Data Costs You Real Money: Live Data Feeds for AI Infrastructure

Keep pricing, benchmarks, and model capabilities current without manual updates through automated feed syncing.

Dec 14, 20259 min read
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Stop Defending Infrastructure Decisions with Handwaving

Stop Defending Infrastructure Decisions with Handwaving

Side-by-side scenario comparison with delta highlighting and export for stakeholder-ready decision artifacts.

Dec 14, 20258 min read
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Accelerator Registry

Accelerator Registry

Browse and compare GPU instances across AWS, GCP, and Azure with unified specs, pricing tiers, and spot availability in one interface.

Dec 9, 20258 min read
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Exploring the Blueprint Gallery

Exploring the Blueprint Gallery

Skip the setup with pre-built knowledge bundles that package sources, scenarios, and stack configurations for instant productivity.

Dec 9, 20255 min read
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Selecting Cloud GPU Instances

Selecting Cloud GPU Instances

A step-by-step guide to using the Accelerator Registry to compare GPUs and make informed infrastructure decisions.

Dec 9, 20259 min read
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Creating Your First Model Evaluation

A step-by-step guide to setting up rigorous evaluations with LLM-as-Judge scoring for your specific use case.

Dec 9, 202510 min read
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Evaluation Comparison

Compare evaluation results across models with confidence intervals, statistical significance, and export-ready reports.

Dec 9, 20259 min read
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Evaluation Framework

Evaluation Framework

Create structured evaluations with benchmarks, custom test sets, and LLM-as-Judge scoring to measure model quality systematically.

Dec 9, 20259 min read
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LLM-as-Judge Evaluation

LLM-as-Judge Evaluation

Build nuanced, domain-specific evaluation with custom scoring prompts and rubrics that capture what matters for your use case.

Dec 9, 20259 min read
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Using the Memory Calculator

Using the Memory Calculator

Estimate GPU memory requirements for model training before committing to infrastructure using formulas from the HuggingFace Ultrascaling Playbook.

Dec 9, 20257 min read
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Parallelism Strategy Advisor

Parallelism Strategy Advisor

Get expert-level TP/PP/DP/ZeRO recommendations for distributed training using the HuggingFace Ultrascaling Playbook decision tree.

Dec 9, 20258 min read
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Browsing the Model Registry

Browsing the Model Registry

Compare capabilities, pricing, and constraints across models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google in a centralized, searchable registry.

Dec 9, 20255 min read
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Quantization Advisor

Quantization Advisor

Get optimal quantization recommendations for AWQ, GPTQ, GGUF, and FP8 based on your deployment target and quality requirements.

Dec 9, 20259 min read
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How the Research Agent Works

How the Research Agent Works

See the reasoning behind every recommendation with Lattice's transparent AI agent that shows its work and cites your sources.

Dec 9, 20255 min read
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Running Model Evaluations

Running Model Evaluations

Execute evaluations with real-time progress monitoring, error handling, and actionable results with confidence intervals.

Dec 9, 202510 min read
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Spot Instance Advisor

Spot Instance Advisor

Get risk-aware spot recommendations with checkpointing guidance and fleet configuration for ML workloads that can cut GPU costs by 60-70%.

Dec 9, 20259 min read
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TCO Calculator

TCO Calculator

Break-even analysis and cost modeling for API vs self-hosted LLM deployment decisions with fully-loaded cost comparison.

Dec 9, 20258 min read
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Understanding the Three-Panel Layout

Understanding the Three-Panel Layout

Discover how Lattice's Sources, Lab, and Studio panels work together to streamline your AI infrastructure research workflow.

Dec 9, 20254 min read
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GPU Memory Planning Walkthrough

GPU Memory Planning Walkthrough

A step-by-step guide to using the Memory Calculator to right-size your training infrastructure and avoid OOM errors.

Dec 9, 20257 min read
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Configuring Multi-Node Training

Configuring Multi-Node Training

A step-by-step walkthrough of getting optimal TP/PP/DP recommendations for your GPU cluster using the Parallelism Advisor.

Dec 9, 20258 min read
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Quantizing Llama 70B for Production

Quantizing Llama 70B for Production

A step-by-step guide to selecting and configuring the optimal quantization method for your inference stack.

Dec 9, 202510 min read
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Configuring Spot Instance Strategy

Configuring Spot Instance Strategy

A step-by-step guide to configuring spot instances for ML training without losing checkpoints, cutting your training bill in half.

Dec 9, 202510 min read
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API vs Self-Hosted Cost Analysis

API vs Self-Hosted Cost Analysis

A step-by-step guide to building a defensible TCO comparison for your next LLM infrastructure decision.

Dec 9, 20259 min read
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Accessing the Private GitHub Repository

Accessing the Private GitHub Repository

Learn how paying Lattice customers get access to the private GitHub repository to follow the roadmap, track features in development, and report issues.

Dec 3, 2025
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Adding Knowledge Sources

Adding Knowledge Sources

Learn how to import PDFs, URLs, GitHub repos, YouTube transcripts, and Google Docs into your Lattice workspace for AI-grounded research.

Nov 28, 2025
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Applying a Blueprint to Your Workspace

Applying a Blueprint to Your Workspace

One-click workspace population with curated sources, scenarios, and stacks from vendor blueprints.

Nov 28, 2025
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Ask About Selected Text: Deep Dive into Source Content

Ask About Selected Text: Deep Dive into Source Content

Select specific passages in your source documents and get instant AI explanations without losing your place or retyping the content.

Nov 28, 2025
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Browsing the Blueprint Gallery

Browsing the Blueprint Gallery

Explore Lattice's 36 curated knowledge bundles from leading AI vendors. Learn how to find and preview blueprints for your research needs.

Nov 28, 2025
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Chatting with the AI Research Agent

Chatting with the AI Research Agent

Get grounded recommendations with citations from your sources. Learn how to use the Lab panel for AI-powered analysis.

Nov 28, 2025
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Configuring Lattice Settings

Configuring Lattice Settings

Customize your Lattice experience with API keys, model selection, search tuning, and agent behavior configuration.

Nov 28, 20255 min read
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Configuring Stack Framework Settings

Configuring Stack Framework Settings

Configure orchestration frameworks like LangGraph or LangChain, and set up observability with LangSmith or Langfuse for your AI workload.

Nov 28, 2025
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Configuring Stack Hardware Settings

Configuring Stack Hardware Settings

Configure cloud provider, GPU type, instance size, and region settings for your AI infrastructure stack.

Nov 28, 2025
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Creating a Scenario

Creating a Scenario

Define your workload requirements with SLOs, budget, and compliance constraints to get tailored stack recommendations.

Nov 28, 20255 min read
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Creating a Stack

Creating a Stack

Define your AI infrastructure configuration with model, framework, and hardware settings that match your scenario requirements.

Nov 28, 20256 min read
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Creating a New Workspace

Creating a New Workspace

Learn how to create isolated workspaces in Lattice to keep your AI evaluation research organized and separate from other initiatives.

Nov 28, 20254 min read
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Discovering Custom Blueprints

Discovering Custom Blueprints

Use AI-powered blueprint discovery to generate custom knowledge bundles for any topic.

Nov 28, 2025
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Editing a Scenario

Editing a Scenario

Adjust your workload requirements by editing scenario configurations as your project needs evolve.

Nov 28, 2025
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Filtering Blueprints by Vendor and Category

Filtering Blueprints by Vendor and Category

Quickly find relevant blueprints using category and vendor filters in the Blueprint Gallery.

Nov 28, 2025
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Getting Stack Suggestions

Getting Stack Suggestions

Let AI recommend the optimal model, framework, and infrastructure based on your scenario requirements.

Nov 28, 2025
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Managing API Keys

Managing API Keys

Connect Lattice to Claude, GPT, and Gemini by configuring your API keys for LLM providers.

Nov 28, 2025
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Validating Blueprint URLs with Refresh

Validating Blueprint URLs with Refresh

Verify that all source URLs in a blueprint are still accessible before applying it to your workspace.

Nov 28, 2025
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Saving Artifacts

Saving Artifacts

Preserve valuable AI responses as reusable artifacts for future reference and stakeholder sharing.

Nov 28, 2025
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Selecting a Scenario

Selecting a Scenario

Switch between workload configurations to compare how different scenarios affect your infrastructure recommendations.

Nov 28, 2025
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Selecting a Stack

Selecting a Stack

Switch between infrastructure configurations to compare how different model, framework, and hardware choices affect your AI workload.

Nov 28, 2025
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Switching Between Workspaces

Switching Between Workspaces

Navigate between different research projects while keeping context separate.

Nov 28, 2025
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Viewing and Managing Artifacts

Viewing and Managing Artifacts

Browse your saved artifacts, view full content, and manage your research library.

Nov 28, 2025
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Viewing Source Content

Viewing Source Content

Read and navigate your indexed documents with highlighting and AI-powered explanations.

Nov 28, 2025
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