Can LLMs Beat Classical Hyperparameter Optimization Algorithms?

AI & Machine Learning, Machine Learning Research & Theory(arxiv.org)view on HackerNews
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Author: galsapir

Date: 6/9/2026

Article Summary:
This paper compares the performance of LLMs with classical hyperparameter optimization algorithms in tuning the hyperparameters of a small language model.