# What is Model Dependency?

How much a startup relies on one outside model provider for its product, its pricing and its roadmap. A price rise, an outage or a retired model at that provider can change the startup's costs and plans overnight.

## In real work

Zainab's memo flagged model dependency as the top risk, since every feature of the tutoring app ran on a single provider's model and price list.

## Related terms

- [SAFE](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/safe.md)
- [Valuation Cap](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/valuation-cap.md)
- [Dilution](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/dilution.md)
- [Pro Rata](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/pro-rata.md)
- [Limited Partner](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/limited-partner.md)

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