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Quantized base weights and adapters have different roles
The central distinction is between storing the base model at lower precision and learning a smaller adaptation. Optimizer state, activations, and the training setup still consume memory, so weight size alone is not a complete training budget.
Measure quality after reducing training memory
Reduced memory does not guarantee identical behavior on your task. An original comparison should include both final accuracy and training stability, with the same held-out examples.
What to remember
Compare accuracy after adaptation.
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