AWS Certified AI Practitioner AIF-C01 Practice Question
A startup needs to adapt a large language model to its highly specialized vocabulary. They are comparing full fine-tuning, parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT), and a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) approach. Which statement BEST describes the cost profile of full fine-tuning?
Its storage cost is negligible because only lightweight weight deltas are saved.
It usually has the highest overall cost because every model parameter must be updated and a full new set of weights must be stored.
Its cost is comparable to PEFT because both methods adjust only a small subset of parameters.
It is cheaper than RAG because it removes the need for an external vector database.
Full fine-tuning retrains every parameter in the foundation model. This requires extensive GPU time and creates a complete new copy of the model weights, both of which contribute to high training and storage costs. In contrast, PEFT updates only a small set of additional parameters, and RAG leaves the model unchanged while relying on a separate (usually cheaper) vector store, so both alternatives are typically less expensive than full fine-tuning.
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