Understanding Foundation Models in Digital Pathology: Performance, Trade-offs, and Model-Selection Recommendations
Danial Maleki, Nazim Shaikh, Xiao Li, Yao Nie, Raghavan Venugopal, Uday Kurkure
This study benchmarks five digital pathology foundation models across various tasks, showing that model size does not always correlate with performance, and recommends selecting models based on task-specific needs.
bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2025 · PreprintPathology