GitHub Ditches Its LLM for ModernBERT, Cutting Secret Scan Costs by 98%

GitHub swapped its LLM-based secret scanner for a fine-tuned ModernBERT classifier, boosting acceptance 11.5%, cutting scan time 86%, and serving costs 98%.

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2026-10-25 22:10 · AlphaSignal
GitHub Ditches Its LLM for ModernBERT, Cutting Secret Scan Costs by 98%

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