Methodology

The Stackelier Method

We do not rank what is popular. We rank what fits the task, privacy boundary and hardware — then show the evidence.

Task

Use-case capability comes first.

Privacy

Application, storage and inference location are separate.

Hardware

Model + runtime + quantization + context define fit.

Evidence

Critical claims must be traceable.

Ranking weights

Use-case30%
Privacy25%
Hardware20%
Professional fit10%
Complexity5%
Cost5%
Evidence confidence5%