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OpenAI explains model naming conventions: size drives performance

Ted Sanders, an engineer at OpenAI, explained the company's model naming conventions, noting that performance is multidimensional and not strictly ordered by task. He highlighted that model size is a primary driver of performance, with larger models generally being more capable, costly, and possessing better recall. Sanders also detailed how version numbers signify release order, relationships to other models, and the magnitude of improvement. AI

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OpenAI explains model naming conventions: size drives performance

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  1. Simon Willison TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Quoting Ted Sanders

    <blockquote cite="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50248124#50249160"><p>In general, LLM performance is incredibly multidimensional. There's no guarantee of a fixed ordering where the model that is best at math is also the model that's best at jokes. Despite that complexity, …