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A table without fake numbers.
Qualitative axes only. We will not rank vendors, invent benchmarks, or borrow someone else’s customer count.
| Axis | Flywheel | Cloud model API | Local runner | Neuromorphic SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where work runs | Local by default. Egress is named and approved. | Vendor region. Prompts leave the building. | Local weights. You assemble routing yourself. | Vendor SDK on that vendor’s card. |
| What one call returns | A routed capability with occupancy: model spoke, nominated socket, or refuse. | A model completion. Hardware is opaque. | Whatever you wired. No occupancy grammar unless you write it. | That chip’s runtime. Not a model hub. |
| Hardware honesty | flywheel_owns_hardware = false. Complementary sockets stay unlabeled as certified. | You do not see the silicon. | Your GPU is yours. Neuromorphic is out of band. | You own or lease that vendor’s board. |
| Certification language | ready ≠ certified. STDP never a permission. SAT ⟂ HAL. | Vendor status page. Not your map. | You invent the words. | Vendor qualification, not Flywheel’s. |
| License | Hub software: MIT. This marketing host: site terms. | Vendor ToS. | Model licenses + your glue. | Vendor SDK license. |