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Fine-Tuning Lab

Fine-Tuning Lab

Datasets, LoRA, QLoRA, base-model choice, hyperparameters, Unsloth, evaluation, preference tuning and deployment — and when not to fine-tune at all. Every lab measures the base model before training and reports what the evaluation actually supports.

2 published · 10 planned

Start here

Fine-Tuning a Model: The Easiest Way to StartFine-tune a small language model with Unsloth Desktop, evaluate it against the base model, export it as GGUF and call it from a Python application — including the configuration mistake, the correction and the actual results.Tutorial · 39 min · 22 chapters · Article19 Sept 2026

Foundations

LabWhat Fine-Tuning Actually IsComing soon
LabBuild a Fine-Tuning Dataset ProperlyComing soon

Adaptation methods

LabLoRA From First PrinciplesComing soon
LabQLoRA and 4-Bit Fine-TuningComing 31 Oct
LabChoosing the Right Base ModelComing 7 Nov
LabHyperparameters That Actually MatterComing 14 Nov

Train and evaluate

LabFine-Tune a Model End-to-End with UnslothComing 21 Nov
LabDid the Fine-Tune Actually Work?Coming 28 Nov
LabPreference Tuning and DPOComing 5 Dec

Production

Deploy Your Own AI Model to the Cloud — Qwen + Modal + vLLMRun Qwen locally with Unsloth, then deploy it to an NVIDIA T4 on Modal with vLLM behind an authenticated API and call it from Python — with the cold-start wait, token usage, access checks and the ten-cent bill measured on screen.Lab · 40 min · 25 chapters · Article21 Oct 2026
LabFrom Fine-Tuned Model to ProductionComing 12 Dec