@mtasic85: You know I am going down the rabbit hole, when you see me making LFM2.5 2.6B behaving close to Qwen3.8 27B when it come…
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@mtasic85 demonstrates that with prompt programming alone, without fine-tuning, LFM2.5 2.6B can behave close to Qwen3.8 27B in tool calling and skill system applications.
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You know I am going down the rabbit hole, when you see me making LFM2.5 2.6B behaving close to Qwen3.8 27B when it comes to tool calling and using skill system - all prompt programming, zero fine-tuning. https://t.co/QQATTb3gYA
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