Report: ByteDance Discussing Training a 5-Trillion Parameter LLM
scaling01 · x · 2026-08-07
Reports indicate ByteDance is discussing training a massive LLM with over 5 trillion parameters. For context, Kimi K3 is currently at 2.8 trillion. ByteDance's founder is also reportedly against distilling western models, signaling a push for frontier native capabilities.
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