Alibaba's Metis agent reduces redundant tool calls from 98% to 2%
bendee983 · x · 2026-08-15
Alibaba's Metis agent significantly reduced redundant tool calls from 98% to 2%. The trick involved training the model to recognize when not to use tools at all. It outperformed models 4x its size.
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