Of course it requires SOTA, people will always choose better models over some compact thing that is obviously more limited. You can't control the truth with models nobody wants to use.

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columnarx3 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

People choose SOTA right now because of the heavily subsidised model subscriptions. People aren't going to pay 20x the price for a model that's maybe 10% better.

	▲	ezst 38 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		And the fact that "better" is highly subjective and domain/task/vibe-specific

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adrianN an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Why do I want the model I use for coding to know Shakespeare or vice versa?

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rjzzleep an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Small models are the future.