Shopify's Finetuned 0.8B Model Beats GPT-5.6 on Specialized Task
josh_wills · x · 2026-09-02
Citing Tobi's observation, Omar Sar0 highlights that training tiny models for special purpose use cases works incredibly well with a self-improving recursive flywheel. The Shopify ML team demonstrated this by finetuning a 0.8B model that outperformed GPT-5.6-sol xhigh on a highly specialized task, signaling a new era of customized frontier intelligence.
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