Re:Show HN: Plexe – ML Models from a Prompt
by vaibhavdubey97 on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @12:00PM
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Thank you!
Yeah we rushed to create a "Plexe in action" video for our Readme. We'll put a link to the YouTube video on the Readme so it's easier.
Using large generative models enables fast prototyping, but runs into several issues: generic LLMs have high latency and cost, and fine-tuning/distilling doesn’t address the fundamental size issue. Given these pain points, we realized the solution isn’t bigger generic models (fine-tuned or not), but rather automating the creation, deployment, and management of lightweight models built on domain-specific data. An LLM can detect if an email is malicious, but a classifier built specifically for detecting malicious emails is orders of magnitude smaller and more efficient. Plus, it's easier to retrain with more data.
Yeah we rushed to create a "Plexe in action" video for our Readme. We'll put a link to the YouTube video on the Readme so it's easier.
Using large generative models enables fast prototyping, but runs into several issues: generic LLMs have high latency and cost, and fine-tuning/distilling doesn’t address the fundamental size issue. Given these pain points, we realized the solution isn’t bigger generic models (fine-tuned or not), but rather automating the creation, deployment, and management of lightweight models built on domain-specific data. An LLM can detect if an email is malicious, but a classifier built specifically for detecting malicious emails is orders of magnitude smaller and more efficient. Plus, it's easier to retrain with more data.