reaperdoesntknow/Gemma-3-270m-Opus-Distil

TEXT GENERATIONPricing:Input $0.04 / Cached $0.008 / Output $0.08Concurrent Unit Cost:1Model Size:0.3BQuant:BF16Context Size:32kPublished:May 30, 2026License:gemmaArchitecture:Transformer0.0K Featherless Exclusive Cold

reaperdoesntknow/Gemma-3-270m-Opus-Distil is a 0.3 billion parameter Gemma 3 model fine-tuned by Convergent Intelligence LLC for reasoning-style text generation. It utilizes a sparse fine-tuning approach with a custom CIxOpt optimizer, focusing on adapting selected parameters rather than full-model modification. This experimental checkpoint is designed for research into efficient small-model adaptation and optimizer behavior, particularly for lightweight reasoning tasks and local prototyping.

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Overview

reaperdoesntknow/Gemma-3-270m-Opus-Distil is an experimental 270M parameter model, a fine-tuned derivative of google/gemma-3-270m. Developed by Convergent Intelligence LLC, this model was adapted using a sparse fine-tuning setup and a custom CIxOpt optimizer framework. Its primary goal is to explore whether a compact Gemma 3 backbone can be effectively shaped for reasoning-style text generation through selective parameter participation, rather than broad full-model modification.

Key Capabilities

  • Reasoning-style Text Generation: Fine-tuned on angrygiraffe/claude-opus-4.6-4.7-reasoning-8.7k dataset to enhance reasoning capabilities.
  • Sparse Fine-Tuning: Employs a strategy that freezes or reduces movement in lower representational structures while training selected higher-level adaptation surfaces.
  • CIxOpt Optimizer: Utilizes a custom heterogeneous optimizer designed for architecture-aware routing, supporting various update styles (AdamW, Lion, AdaMax) and parameter-name-aware routing.
  • Efficient Adaptation Research: Focuses on testing efficient adaptation of small models with custom optimizer routing.

Good For

  • Research on Compact Gemma Fine-tuning: Ideal for studying how small Gemma models can be efficiently adapted.
  • CIxOpt Optimizer Experiments: Useful for testing and understanding the behavior of the custom CIxOpt optimizer.
  • Small-Model Reasoning-Style Generation: Suitable for lightweight reasoning experiments and prompt-response generation.
  • Local Prototyping: Can be used for local text-generation experiments and small agent backbone testing.
  • Instruction-Following and Response-Style Studies: Supports research into how models respond to instructions and generate text in specific styles.