Model metadata & transparency

Steinkauz shows metadata for each model so you can see where it comes from, what it can do, and how it is priced. This supports transparent, informed choices.

System-provided metadata

Steinkauz attaches metadata to each model so you can compare and choose without guessing. This data is maintained by the platform and is the same for all users.

• Country of origin — The country or region of the company behind the model’s provider. Shown with the provider or company name.
• Modalities — What the model can accept as input and produce as output: Text, Image, Audio, Video, PDF. For example, an image-generation model will list Image in its output modalities; a chat model is typically text in and text out. Shown in the model details (e.g. the info popover next to the model name).
• Capabilities — Boolean flags that describe what the model supports: Reasoning (extended reasoning, e.g. chain-of-thought), Tool calling (can use tools such as web search or image generation), Structured output (can return JSON or other structured data). These help you pick a model that fits the kind of task you’re doing.

You can use this metadata in the model list and in Settings → Models to filter, sort, and compare models before starting a conversation.

User-provided metadata

You can personalize how you see and organize models:

• Tags — Add your own tags to models (e.g. “work”, “creative”) to find them quickly.
• Favorite — Mark models as favorites so they appear in a dedicated list or at the top of the selector.
• Enable/disable — Turn a model off to hide it from the model selector in chat; it remains visible in Settings → Models so you can turn it back on anytime.

Tags and favorites are stored per account and only affect your view.

Transparency and pricing

Model metadata is part of Steinkauz’s transparency approach: you see which provider and model you are using, and you can check usage and cost for your account. Together with security classifications and provider configuration, metadata helps you control where your data goes and what you pay.