---
datasets:
- Trelis/smollm-corpus-2percent
language:
- en
base_model:
- HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM-360M
tags:
- language_model
- pruned
- distilled
---

# Model Card for TrelisSmolLM-base

This model is a pruned and distilled version of SmolLM-360M, created for scientific curiosity.

To purchase the training scripts used for this model, visit: https://trelis.com/advanced-fine-tuning-scripts/

## Model Details

### Model Description

- **Developed by:** Trelis Team
- **Model type:** Language Model
- **Language(s) (NLP):** English
- **License:** [More Information Needed]
- **Finetuned from model:** HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM-360M

TrelisLM-80M is a 80 million parameter language model derived from SmolLM-360M. It was created through a process of layer and width pruning, followed by distillation from SmolLM-360M-Instruct using Forward KL loss.

## Uses

### Direct Use

This model is primarily intended for scientific curiosity and research purposes. It can be used to explore the effects of model pruning and distillation on language model performance.

### Out-of-Scope Use

As this model is still not completely trained, it should not be used for any production or real-world applications at this stage.

## Bias, Risks, and Limitations

The model is still in the training process and may have unpredictable behaviors or biases. It should be used with caution and only for research purposes.

### Recommendations

Users should be aware that this model is a work in progress and its outputs should not be relied upon for any critical or sensitive tasks.

## Training Details

### Training Data

The model was distilled using the Trelis/smollm-corpus-2percent dataset.

### Training Procedure

The training procedure involved the following steps:
1. Layer pruning of SmolLM-360M
2. Width pruning of SmolLM-360M
3. Distillation from SmolLM-360M-Instruct using Forward KL loss

## Evaluation

Evaluation results are not yet available for this model.

## Model Examination

Further examination and interpretation of the model's behavior are needed.

## Environmental Impact

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## Technical Specifications

### Model Architecture and Objective

TrelisLM-80M is an 80 million parameter language model derived from SmolLM-360M through pruning and distillation from SmolLM-360M-Instruct.

### Compute Infrastructure

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