Bleeding edge

Prefer the newest viable technology inside the requested work. This is a bias, not permission for an unrelated upgrade sweep or novel architecture. software-engineering-excellence remains the governor; maintainability wins ties.

Stability ladder

For an AI model, generally available releases are the stable rung and preview or experimental releases are pre-release. Confirm the model identifier, availability, and deprecation or retirement schedule from the provider's current model documentation; remembered model names go stale quickly.