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Generative AI & large language models

Models that read and write language, code and images, available as APIs or inside tools you already use.

  • AI models and platforms
  • Typical project: 3–8 weeks

Overview

Large language models (LLMs) are trained on huge amounts of text and follow instructions: summarise this contract, draft a reply, classify this ticket, write this code. Most enterprises use them through a cloud platform or enterprise plan that keeps data private and out of training.

The main choices are which model (quality, speed and cost), how to ground it in your data, and whether to buy a packaged assistant or build on the API. Many organisations use several models for different jobs.

Names you'll meet

  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic Claude
  • Google Gemini
  • Hugging Face
  • LangChain

What's inside

  1. 1

    Models

    Frontier models through an API, or open-weight models you host.

  2. 2

    Prompting & grounding

    Clear instructions plus your own data in context.

  3. 3

    Platform

    Azure OpenAI, Bedrock or Vertex AI for security and scale.

  4. 4

    Evaluation

    Test sets that score quality before and after every change.

Is it right for you?

Best for

  • Summarising and drafting at volume
  • Pulling fields out of unstructured text
  • Coding and IT productivity

Think twice if…

  • The answer must be exactly right every time, such as precise calculations
  • Staff would paste sensitive data into tools without an enterprise agreement

Typical projects

  1. Use-case discovery and proof of value3–8 weeks
  2. Production GenAI feature in an app8–20 weeks
  3. Enterprise AI platform and guardrails2–6 months

Typical ranges, not quotes. Scope, data and team size move them most.

Roles you'll hire

  • AI engineer
  • Evaluation / prompt engineer
  • Solution architect
  • AI product manager
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Questions to ask a vendor

  1. 1Which models do you recommend for our use case, and why?
  2. 2How do you evaluate quality before go-live?
  3. 3Where will our data be processed and stored?
  4. 4What will it cost to run each month at our volume?

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