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LFM2 8B A1B model shows mixed benchmark results

The LFM2 8B A1B model achieved a score of 50.5% on the MMLU-Pro benchmark. However, its performance on Long Context Reasoning was notably low, scoring only 1%. This disparity suggests potential issues with the evaluation methodology rather than solely reflecting the model's capabilities. AI

IMPACT This research highlights potential limitations in current LLM evaluation methods, particularly for long-context tasks.

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LFM2 8B A1B model shows mixed benchmark results

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Even at 8B, LFM2 8B A1B scores 50.5% on MMLU-Pro and only 1% on Long Context Reasoning — a gap that says more about the test than the model. https:// olud.ai/le

    Even at 8B, LFM2 8B A1B scores 50.5% on MMLU-Pro and only 1% on Long Context Reasoning — a gap that says more about the test than the model. https:// olud.ai/leaderboard.html # LLM # Benchmarks # OpenSource # AI