> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.layerlens.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model.md).

# 5. Select — pick the model

- [Select (workflow)](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/workflow.md): Stage 1 — Select. Review leaderboards and benchmarks, optionally benchmark candidates side-by-side, pick the model to build with.
- [Catalog (Public + Premium)](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/catalog-public-+-premium.md)
- [Browse the leaderboard](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/leaderboard.md): Browse the Stratix leaderboard — top models per capability and per benchmark.
- [Models catalog](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/models-catalog.md): Stratix Public Models catalog — 175+ models with metadata, capability tags, and per-benchmark scores.
- [Benchmarks catalog](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/benchmarks-catalog.md): Stratix Public Benchmarks catalog — 52+ benchmarks with methodology and per-model scores.
- [Compare models](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/compare-models.md): Compare any two models head-to-head across any shared benchmark — Stratix Public's flagship feature.
- [Public evaluations](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/public-evaluations.md): 2,000+ public evaluations browsable on Stratix Public — full results, sample inputs, methodology.
- [Public evaluation spaces](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/public-evaluation-spaces.md): Public evaluation spaces — curated bundles of model + dataset + scoring config, browsable without signup.
- [Test your AI (anonymous)](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/test-your-ai-anonymous.md): Anonymous prompt-against-model sandbox on Stratix Public — no signup, rate-limited.
- [Search](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/search.md): Search the Stratix Public catalog — models, benchmarks, evaluations, spaces in one place.
- [Sharing public results](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/sharing-results.md): How to share Stratix Public results — citing evaluation IDs, embedding scores, contributing public evaluations.
- [Public catalog data freshness](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/data-freshness.md): How fresh is the public catalog data — refresh cadence, "last updated" timestamps, methodology versioning.
- [Public vs Premium — feature matrix](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/public-vs-premium.md): Feature matrix — what's available on Stratix Public vs Stratix Premium.
- [Models (Premium custom)](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/models.md): The Stratix Premium Models surface — public catalog plus your BYOK custom models.
- [Benchmarks (Premium custom)](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/benchmarks.md): The Stratix Premium Benchmarks surface — public benchmarks plus your private datasets.
- [BYOK custom models](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/byok-custom-models.md): Register an OpenAI-compatible endpoint as a first-class custom model in Stratix Premium.
- [Research — quarterly reports](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/quarterly-reports.md): Q1-Q4 research reports — model performance, benchmark winners, AI evaluation trends.
- [Concepts](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/concepts.md)
- [Models and benchmarks](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/models-and-benchmarks.md): Models and benchmarks — the building blocks of the Stratix catalog.
- [BYOK models](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/byok-models.md): Bring-your-own-key (BYOK) models in Stratix — register OpenAI-compatible endpoints as first-class models.
- [Public vs Premium](https://docs.layerlens.ai/5.-select-pick-the-model/public-vs-premium-1.md): How Stratix Public and Stratix Premium relate — same catalog, different surfaces.


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