Buzzwords Debunked

Frontier Model

Frontier model is marketing language for whichever models are currently the most capable and most expensive. There is no fixed definition and no test you can point to, and today's frontier model becomes next year's ordinary one. Vendors use the phrase to signal they are near the top of the pile.

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