When to Use Model Fine-tuning?
When to Use Model Fine-tuning?
Updated on 10 Sep 2025

Model Fine-tuning is useful when:

  • You want the model to understand domain-specific knowledge (e.g., medical, legal, financial).

  • You want better performance on a specific task (e.g., translation, summarization, code generation).

  • You need the model to match a specific tone and style (e.g., formal writing, brand voice).

  • You need higher accuracy than prompt engineering or beddings can provide.

But Model Fine-tuning is not needed when:

  • Your task can be solved with prompt engineering or one-shot/ few-shot examples.

  • You only need to filter/classify content (embedding models + classifiers may suffice).