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Fine-tuning vs prompting

Prompting changes the instructions at inference time, while fine-tuning changes model weights using additional training data.

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Fine-tuning vs prompting

Prompting changes the instructions at inference time, while fine-tuning changes model weights using additional training data.

  • Prompting is faster to iterate
  • Fine-tuning can shape style or behavior
  • Use the lighter tool first

Fine-tuning vs prompting