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Notes for teams buying fine-tuning work: what to ask vendors, when to hire help, and what to put in the contract.
Fine-tuning consultancy or provider tools: when to hire help
When a fine-tuning consultancy is worth paying for and when provider tools are enough, judged on data, evaluation, skills and where the model runs.
Questions to ask a fine-tuning vendor before you sign
Questions to ask a fine-tuning vendor before you sign: price units, base models, evaluation, data retention, weights and hosting, with what to expect.
What a fine-tuning statement of work should include
What a fine-tuning statement of work should include: scope, data duties, acceptance tests, weight ownership, data deletion, hosting and change control.
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