Model Selection & Switching

Written By Christopher Lee

Last updated 9 months ago

Knobase empowers schools to choose the AI model that best fits their educational goals, subject needs, and student profiles. Whether you're working with younger learners who need simplified language or advanced students exploring complex topics, Knobase allows you to select, test, and switch between multiple foundational modelsโ€”all within a secure, school-controlled environment.

This flexibility ensures that every AI agent is optimized for its purpose, tone, and audience, while maintaining full transparency and control.


๐Ÿง  Why It Matters
โœ… Tailors AI behavior to different subjects, age groups, and learning styles
โœ… Enables experimentation and refinement without technical overhead
โœ… Supports multilingual classrooms and specialized tasks
โœ… Gives educators control over tone, depth, and reasoning style

โš™๏ธ How It Works

๐Ÿ”„ Model Selection Panel

  • Accessible during agent creation or editing

  • Choose from a curated list of foundational models:

    • Gemini 2.5 Flash โ€“ Fast, creative, ideal for classroom interaction

    • DeepSeek R1 โ€“ Structured, multilingual, great for technical tasks

    • LLaMA 4 โ€“ Instruction-following, lightweight, good for student-led research

    • Qwen 3 โ€“ Strong in reasoning, logic, and Cantonese support

    • Others โ€“ Based on school deployment preferences

๐Ÿงช Switching Models

  • Change models anytime via the agent settings

  • Useful for testing tone, response quality, or performance

  • No need to rebuild the agentโ€”just switch and compare

๐ŸŽฏ Model Matching Tips

Use Case

Recommended Model

Creative writing, storytelling

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Math, coding, structured output

DeepSeek R1

Multilingual support

LLaMA 4 or Qwen 3

Debate, ethics, reasoning

Qwen 3 or LLaMA 4

Fast classroom feedback

Gemini 2.5 Flash

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ Educator Control

  • Teachers can preview model behavior before assigning to students

  • Admins can restrict or enable specific models based on school policy

  • All models operate within Knobaseโ€™s secure, locally hosted environment


๐Ÿ“Œ Use Case Highlights

Task

Feature

Benefit

Create a science tutor

Select DeepSeek R1

Structured, multilingual responses

Build a debate coach

Use Qwen 3

Strong reasoning and rebuttal logic

Switch tone for primary agent

Swap to Gemini 2.5 Flash

Friendly, fast, age-appropriate tone

Compare model performance

Use switching feature

Optimize agent quality and engagement