Databricks Apps vs Model Serving: Authentication, Cost, and Performance Compared
Summary
Databricks Apps are now the recommended first choice for deploying agents due to their flexibility in handling full-stack applications with multiple components, offering faster iteration and local testing compared to Model Serving. Model Serving remains suitable for use cases prioritizing high QPS, governance features like AI Gateway, inference tables, and guardrails, or when scaling to zero is acceptable for cost optimization.
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