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                                      image: wikimedia Understanding the Trade-off: Size Reduction vs. Performance Reducing the size of an LLM often involves a trade-off with performance. Key factors to consider include: Model Architecture: The underlying structure of the LLM determines its capacity and efficiency. Simpler architectures can lead to smaller models but might compromise performance. Parameter Quantization: Reducing the precision of numerical values in the model can significantly decrease its size, but it may also impact accuracy. Knowledge Distillation: Transferring knowledge from a larger model to a smaller one can help maintain performance while reducing size, but it's not always perfect. Pruning: Removing unnecessary connections or neurons can streamline the model, but it requires careful selection to avoid degrading perfor...