Is There a Parameter Floor or Ceiling for Coherent LLM Intelligence?
Zeeplankton · reddit · 2026-09-22
A Reddit discussion on model scale: is there a minimum viable parameter count for coherent intelligence, and do parameters scale forever — or does going beyond 5T+ become a liability rather than a benefit?
The poster observes that Qwen 3.8 27B is impressive but still large and feels "code-maxxed," unsuited to non-coding tasks, while smaller models visibly struggle to hold themselves together.
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