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DinoAI runs on models from eight providers. Pick one from the model picker in the DinoAI composer, in the editor or in an agent session, and the choice applies to that session. Models are grouped under their provider, and each bills at its own DinoAI credit rate, so cheaper models stretch your credits further.

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Choosing a model

Not sure which to use? Stay on the default and DinoAI works well for almost everything. This table shows where to start for common analytics engineering tasks and when you might switch.

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Available models

The lineup evolves as providers release and retire models; the model picker always shows the current list and the live credit rate for each model.

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Model families

Programmable Agents run on a model family: a named set of three models, one for the agent’s main work, one for its sub-agents, and one for planning. Pick a family in the agent builder’s Model section, set model_family in the agent’s YAML, or pass modelFamily when you trigger a run. See Creating agents in the app. An agent with no family runs on Balanced.

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Defaults

You don’t have to pick a model to use DinoAI. Out of the box, GPT-5.6 Sol handles copilot sessions where you haven’t chosen a model, with Haiku 4.5 doing sub-agent work and Opus 5 planning inside a session. Defaults are set per workspace and change as the lineup evolves, so the model picker is the source of truth for what a new session will use. For Programmable Agents, see Model families.