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Microsoft’s small math AI model does math better than the big boys.

Microsoft found that small language models can exceed the performance of much larger ones when trained to specialize in a single area. Researchers fine-tuned the Mistral 7B model to create Orca-Math, an SLM that solved grade school math problems better, at 86.8 percent, than models like Llama 2, GPT-3.5, and Gemini Pro — even though it ingests significantly less data.

The company was rumored to build a team entirely focused on creating SLMs (AI models that use less computing power), which would be suited for phones and laptops.

Bar graph showing Orca-Math outperforming other large language models.
Graph comparing Orca-Math’s performance in solving grade school math problems.
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