Model Selection & Switching

Written By Christopher Lee

Last updated 6 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 models—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.


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

⚙️ How It Works

🔄 Model Selection Panel

  • Accessible during agent creation or editing

  • Choose from a curated list of foundational models:

    • Gemini 2.5 Flash – Fast, creative, ideal for classroom interaction

    • DeepSeek R1 – Structured, multilingual, great for technical tasks

    • LLaMA 4 – Instruction-following, lightweight, good for student-led research

    • Qwen 3 – Strong in reasoning, logic, and Cantonese support

    • Others – Based on school deployment preferences

🧪 Switching Models

  • Change models anytime via the agent settings

  • Useful for testing tone, response quality, or performance

  • No need to rebuild the agent—just switch and compare

🎯 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

🧑‍🏫 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 Knobase’s secure, locally hosted environment


📌 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