Which model is best for efficiency and agility, and tailored for lower-resource settings?

Small language models (SLMs)arelightweight, requireless compute, and arebetter suited to low-resource or edge environments, making them ideal for agility and efficiency.

From general AI best practices:

“SLMs can be deployed in environments with limited computing power, ensuring lower cost and faster integration in constrained contexts.” (aligned with industry-wide AI deployment strategies)