ToolGrad Enables Gemma 3 12B to Match Gemini 2.5 Pro
September 14, 2026
ToolGrad generates training data by constructing verified API chains first. This method allows a 12B parameter Gemma 3 model to achieve tool-use performance parity with Gemini 2.5 Pro on unseen benchmarks.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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builderYou can achieve frontier-level tool use with much smaller, more efficient models.
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researcherYou can leverage verified API chains to improve data quality for tool-use training.