Reddit user: 3.8-27B outperforms 3.5/3.6-35B on applied science tasks
A r/LocalLLaMA user reports the 3.8-27B model is "absurdly superior" to 3.5/3.6-35B across five replicated applied-science projects, from workflow design to data publishing. The tradeoff: 3x to 4x more total wall time.
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