When you evaluate AI software vendors, what is your top priority (aside from cost)?

OK, I chose other because AI is a general purpose technology, but procurement and architectural alignment principles don't change. I am not surprised to see model performance and accuracy as top in the rankings, followed closely by model performance and accuracy (which is akin to architectural fit). Surely I agree these are important. But business is business and procurement is procurement and whether I am focusing on brake sensors in a car or an AI driven vision system, the basic principles don't change!

If I were buying paint, certainly chemical formulation and practical adhesion tests would be at the top of my TQM strategic sourcing matrix. But I wouldn't buy paint or AI any differently. That's the point. Ignore the hype and treat AI like a general purpose technology for the development of a strategic asset.