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Iterative Refinement Chains with Small Language Models: Breaking the Monolithic Prompt Paradigm

Iterative Refinement Chains with Small Language Models: Breaking the Monolithic Prompt Paradigm

As prompt complexity increases, large language models (LLMs) hit a “cognitive wall,” suffering up to 40% performance drops due to task interference and overload. By decomposing workflows into iterative refinement chains (e.g., the Self-Refine framework) and deploying each stage on serverless platforms like RunPod, you can maintain high accuracy, scalability, and cost efficiency.
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AI Workloads
Introducing the New Runpod Referral & Affiliate Program

Introducing the New Runpod Referral & Affiliate Program

Runpod enhanced its referral program with exciting new features including randomized rewards up to $500, a premium affiliate tier offering 10% cash commissions, and continued lifetime earnings for existing users, creating more ways than ever to earn while building the future of AI infrastructure.
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Product Updates
Running a 1-Trillion Parameter AI Model In a Single Pod: A Guide to MoonshotAI’s Kimi-K2 on Runpod

Running a 1-Trillion Parameter AI Model In a Single Pod: A Guide to MoonshotAI’s Kimi-K2 on Runpod

Moonshot AI’s Kimi-K2-Instruct is a trillion-parameter, mixture-of-experts open-source LLM optimized for autonomous agentic tasks—with 32 billion active parameters, Muon-trained performance rivaling proprietary models (89.5 % MMLU, 97.4 % MATH-500, 65.8 % pass@1), and the ability to run inference on as little as 1 TB of VRAM using 8-bit quantization.
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AI Workloads
Streamline Your AI Workflows with RunPod’s New S3-Compatible API

Streamline Your AI Workflows with RunPod’s New S3-Compatible API

RunPod’s new S3-compatible API lets you manage files on your network volumes without launching a Pod. With support for standard tools like the AWS CLI and Boto3, you can upload, sync, and automate data flows directly from your terminal — simplifying storage operations and saving on compute costs. Whether you’re prepping datasets or archiving model outputs, this update makes your AI workflows faster, cleaner, and more flexible.
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Product Updates
The Dos and Don’ts of VACE: What It Does Well, What It Doesn’t

The Dos and Don’ts of VACE: What It Does Well, What It Doesn’t

VACE introduces a powerful all-in-one framework for AI video generation and editing, combining text-to-video, reference-based creation, and precise editing in a single open-source model. It outperforms alternatives like AnimateDiff and SVD in resolution, flexibility, and controllability — though character consistency and memory usage remain key challenges.
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AI Workloads
The New Runpod.io: Clearer, Faster, Built for What’s Next

The New Runpod.io: Clearer, Faster, Built for What’s Next

Runpod has a new look — and a sharper focus. Explore the redesigned site, refreshed brand, and the platform powering real-time inference, custom LLMs, and open-source AI workflows.
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Product Updates
Exploring the Ethics of AI: What Developers Need to Know

Exploring the Ethics of AI: What Developers Need to Know

Learn how to build ethical AI—from bias and privacy to transparency and sustainability — using tools and infrastructure that support responsible development.
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