How to Optimize Cheap LLMs to Match Frontier Models
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Quick Answer: Yes, cheap LLMs can match frontier models. By optimizing system prompts, injecting rich context, and providing targeted tools, I elevated a budget model (Nemotron) from 70% to 92% accuracy for code security scanning, cutting my API costs by 95% compared to Claude 3 Opus. I was recentl…
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How to Optimize Cheap LLMs to Match Frontier Models