🤖 $315 LLM Training: Tessera 1B by AIIT-THRESHOLD
The AIIT-THRESHOLD group has introduced Tessera 1B — a language model with ~1 billion parameters, trained from scratch using the ProtoGPT architecture. Training took approximately 146 hours on a single NVIDIA H100 (80GB) and cost roughly $315.
🌍 The project proves that high-quality base models can be created with minimal costs by using clean data instead of massive arrays of synthetic noise. This opens the way for efficient specialized fine-tuning.
👤 This is an example of how enthusiasts can create serious AI tools with an extremely low budget. The model serves as an excellent foundation for developing niche AI assistants.