Why are sub-15B open models so rare now? Labs seem to have settled on 24-27B minimum
Hot_Example_4456 · reddit · 2026-10-16
A Reddit user asks why labs appear to have collectively agreed on 24-27B as the minimum release size, with few new sub-15B models. The thread wonders when the next sub-14B model from a SOTA lab will arrive; open discussion reflecting the shrinking supply of small high-efficiency open models.
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