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Is fidelity the difference between a good small and a good large model?

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We all know that 3.8 27b is amazing and flash next is amazinger… but not that much more… It’s 5 times the size but not 5 times better, whatever better means. From my own experience I feel that the larger a model gets, the higher the fidelity (I hope that’s the correct word). So what I mean is that…

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  1. 2026-09-15 08:25 · r/LocalLLM
    Is fidelity the difference between a good small and a good large model?

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