arxivcs.LGcs.AIcs.CL2026-07-04
Punching Above Their Weight: Classification-Head Fine-Tuning of Tiny Language Models (TLMs) for Verifiable Multiple-Choice Tasks
We define Tiny Language Models (TLMs) as models below roughly 3B parameters that fit on mainstream consumer devices. We study how to adapt them for and use them on verifiable multiple-choice tasks. We compare three LoRA-based fine-tuning paradigms (label generation, gold only, an…