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Equation 36 · Part 1 · Shrink It, Train It Small, or Search for It: The Main Strategies for Small Models, Compared

Symbol C_train

CtrainC_{\text{train}}
CtrainC_{\text{train}}

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…CreuseC_{\text{reuse}} , a documented small fraction of a from-scratch training cost [ 3 ] , but only if a suitable large model is available to reuse in the first place. Training small on purpose pays CcurateC_{\text{curate}} and CtrainC_{\text{train}} in full, with no discount, in exchange for a model that inherits nothing it was not deliberately given. Architecture search pays CsearchC_{\text{search}} , which can be enormous when paid fresh per target [ 7 ] or amortized across many targets when paid once as a supernet [ 10 ] , on top…

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