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KYI™ Methodology

Know Your Inference

The most comprehensive AI model benchmarking system. Think of it as a credit score for AI models.

The Problem

Traditional benchmarks only measure accuracy. They don't tell you how much it costs to run in production, whether it's safe to deploy, if it aligns with sustainability goals, or the long-term strategic implications.

  • No cost analysis
  • No safety evaluation
  • No sustainability metrics
  • No business impact assessment

The Solution

KYI™ provides a holistic, multi-dimensional assessment across 7 critical pillars. Make informed decisions based on your complete business context, not just accuracy numbers.

  • Comprehensive cost analysis
  • 117+ safety & quality tests
  • Environmental impact tracking
  • Strategic value assessment

The 7 Pillars of KYI™

Each pillar is scored 0-100, then weighted to create the overall KYI™ score

Resource Efficiency

How efficiently a model uses computational resources

Key Metrics

  • Parameter Count
  • Memory Footprint
  • Inference Speed
  • Context Window
  • Quantization Support

Environmental Sustainability

The environmental impact of training and running the model

Key Metrics

  • Training Carbon Footprint
  • Inference Energy
  • Hardware Requirements
  • Data Center Impact
  • Model Lifecycle

Financial Metrics

The total cost of ownership and value delivered

Key Metrics

  • Cost per Token
  • Price/Performance Ratio
  • TCO
  • Volume Discounts
  • Cost Predictability

Business Impact

How the model affects your business operations and outcomes

Key Metrics

  • Time to Value
  • Integration Complexity
  • Maintenance Burden
  • Scalability
  • Vendor Lock-in Risk

Strategic Insights

Long-term strategic value and positioning

Key Metrics

  • Innovation Index
  • Market Maturity
  • Future-Proofing
  • Competitive Advantage
  • Ecosystem Strength

Safety & Compliance

How safe and compliant the model is for production use

Key Metrics

  • Toxicity Prevention (15 tests)
  • Bias Mitigation (17 tests)
  • PII Protection (12 tests)
  • Compliance Testing (6 tests)

Quality & Accuracy

Output quality based on real evaluation performance

Key Metrics

  • Hallucination Detection
  • Code Generation
  • Math Reasoning
  • Context Handling
  • Instruction Following

How the Score is Calculated

The KYI™ score is a weighted composite of all seven pillars

KYI™ Score = 
  (Resource Efficiency × 0.15) +
  (Environmental Sustainability × 0.10) +
  (Financial Metrics × 0.20) +
  (Business Impact × 0.15) +
  (Strategic Insights × 0.10) +
  (Safety & Compliance × 0.15) +
  (Quality & Accuracy × 0.15)

Final Score: 0-100 scale

Why This Weighting?

20%

Financial Metrics

Cost directly impacts ROI

15%

Resource Efficiency

Affects cost and performance

15%

Safety & Compliance

Critical for production

15%

Quality & Accuracy

Core functionality delivery

15%

Business Impact

Operational considerations

10%

Environmental

Growing importance

10%

Strategic Insights

Long-term value

Interpreting KYI™ Scores

90-100

Exceptional

Best-in-class across all dimensions. Ready for mission-critical applications.

75-89

Excellent

Strong performer with minor tradeoffs. Suitable for most production use cases.

60-74

Good

Solid choice with some limitations. Consider use case requirements carefully.

45-59

Fair

Acceptable for specific use cases. Significant tradeoffs present.

Below 45

Poor

Significant concerns across multiple dimensions. Not recommended for production.

Real-World Examples

See how different models score across the 7 pillars

LLaMA 3 8B Instruct

Overall KYI™ Score

87
Excellent
Resource Efficiency92/100
Environmental88/100
Financial95/100
Business Impact85/100
Strategic90/100
Safety78/100
Quality82/100

Best For

General-purpose applications, cost-sensitive deployments, high-volume workloads

Trade-offs

Not the highest quality, but exceptional value

KYI™ vs. The Competition

FeatureKYI™MMLUHumanEvalOpenLLM
Accuracy Testing
Cost Analysis
Safety Testing44 testsLimited
Sustainability
Business Impact
Strategic Value
Production FocusPartial

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