AI Lab · by Rohan Mehta · 2026-10-17
Fine-tuning a small model on your own docs: worth it?
27 sparks · 19 comments
AI Lab · by Rohan Mehta · 2026-10-17
27 sparks · 19 comments
Mariam Said · 12 likes
My manager read one article on fine-tuning and now it's our whole roadmap lol
Noah Meier · 7 likes
Good point, didn't think of that
Omar Al Falasi · 9 likes
Not gonna lie fine-tuning is one of those things that sounds simple until you try it with real constraints :)
Tiny Noodle · 6 likes
I'm more of an enthusiast than a pro but fine-tuning has been fun to tinker with on weekends!
Finn Brown · 4 likes
send help
Rohan Mehta · 4 likes
The beginner friendly path for fine-tuning is way better than a year ago, that part is underrated.
Budi Santoso · 3 likes
lol my cat has stronger opinions on it than I do
Maya Williams · 3 likes
We tried fine-tuning last quarter, worked great for small stuff, got messy at scale
Mia Anderson · 0 likes
we saw the opposite honestly
Yui Tanaka · 2 likes
Would love to see actual data on fine-tuning instead of vibes. Anyone have links
Mateo Cruz · 6 likes
Fair enough
Maksym Bondar · 1 likes
Is anyone else tired of the hype around fine-tuning, feels like every other post is about it
Mia Anderson · 2 likes
fair, but I'd still try it once
Curious Baker · 0 likes
Same experience here
Camila Rocha · 0 likes
As someone who does this for a living, the biggest cost with fine-tuning is the stuff nobody puts in the demo
Midnight River · 12 likes
we saw the opposite honestly
Curious Mango · 4 likes
can you share what you changed
Tanvir Rahman · 0 likes
cost vs benefit matters here, we ran numbers on fine-tuning and the payoff came later than expected
Maia Brown · 0 likes
we saw the opposite honestly