What a parameter count actually tells you.
A bigger parameter count gets treated as shorthand for a better model, and sometimes that holds. But parameter count alone describes size, not capability.
Two models with the same parameter count can perform very differently depending on the quality of the training data, architectural choices, and fine-tuning.
Parameter count is one data point, not a scoreboard. Treating it as the whole picture is how many AI purchasing decisions go wrong.
Size is easy to measure. Fit is what actually matters.
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