Choose Lite when
- A person is waiting on screen for the answer.
- Material is a single contract, proposal or memo.
- You run many checks and want a lower cost per run.
Compare engines
Noetis Lite or Noetis.
Both engines run the same pipeline and the same release gate. They differ in how much work goes into reading your material.
| Aspect | Noetis Lite | Noetis |
|---|---|---|
| API value | "engine": "lite" | "engine": "noetis" (default) |
| Specialists | Three, each covering a wider brief | Seven, each with one job |
| Material limit | 40,000 characters | 150,000 characters |
| Evidence location and offsets | Yes | Yes |
| Separate claim review | Yes | Yes |
| Final claim check and repair pass | Yes | Yes |
| Evidence use audit | Off by default | On every run |
| Release gate | Same gate; incomplete runs are not charged | Same gate; incomplete runs are not charged |
| Typical time in our tests | About 23 to 28 seconds | About 60 to 120 seconds |
| Relative cost | Lower, fewer and cheaper calls | Higher, more calls per run |
Timings come from internal runs on our own test material. They are not a benchmark of answer quality, and your timing will depend on material length.
Choose Noetis when
- Material is long or spans several documents.
- A missed detail is costly and depth matters more than speed.
- You want the evidence use audit on every run.