Running SoTA Feed as a service, Trend Signal Monitoring

SoTA Feed Agency Implementation, Building AI Model Selection Services

Learn how to position SoTA Feed as a competitive advantage for agencies building AI solutions. This course teaches you to deliver model evaluation services to clients, integrate real-time model tracking into your delivery workflows, and create retainer-based advisory offerings around open-weights model selection and licensing compliance.

Open the decision record for SoTA Feed

What does running SoTA Feed for clients commit you to?

Published figures for this service. Blank fields are not published.

Monthly tool cost
$3/month per ad-free feed (vendor cost); free tier available
Time to first value
Not published
Payback
Not modeled
Guided implementation
8 hours

Is SoTA Feed worth running as a client service?

SoTA Feed provides a low-cost, low-complexity way to monitor open-weights AI model releases for agency clients. The evidence supports a lightweight research-as-a-service offering, but client pricing, labor costs, and actual demand must be validated by the agency.

An agency-fit judgement for reselling this service. It is separate from the tool description on the decision record.

Before you start

What has to be in place before the first client engagement.

Tools and subscriptions

  • RSS/Atom feed reader (e.g., Feedly, Inoreader)
  • SoTA Feed account (free tier or ad-free subscription)
  • Communication channel for client digests (e.g., email, Slack)
  • Optional: automation tool to filter and forward feeds (e.g., Zapier, Make)

People and inputs

  • Access to SoTA Feed's continuously updated model release list with specs and licensing
  • Ability to subscribe to RSS/Atom feeds for automated notifications
  • Ad-free subscription option for clean feed delivery

Included with the course

6 working documents for delivering this service.

  • Model Selection Criteria Worksheet for Client Pitchesworksheet
  • Open-Weights Licensing Compliance Checklistchecklist
  • SoTA Feed RSS Integration Setup Guideguide
  • AI Model Evaluation Project Scope Templatetemplate
  • Monthly Model Release Briefing SOPsop
  • Model Architecture Comparison Sheet for Client Handofftemplate

Listed by name. These documents are not yet published as individual downloads.