Start Small, Scale on Evidence

Start with the smallest model that could work (0.5B–3B). Move to a larger one only if it fails evaluation, since bigger models add cost, complexity and overfitting risk.

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Extracted from How To Fine-Tune a Small LLM on Your Own Data (Full Guide)