Tinker releases Dimuon, a new optimizer for LoRA fine-tuning that beats AdamW in SFT tests

simonguozirui · x · 2026-10-15

Tinker (Thinking Machines) unveiled Dimuon, a new optimizer built for LoRA fine-tuning. In their SFT tests, Dimuon often reaches lower loss in fewer steps than AdamW. It's still experimental but available today in Tinker, with an official optimizers guide for details.

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