# Language Modeling on Pythia-160M

Source: [Language Modeling on Pythia-160M](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/language-modeling-on-pythia-160m>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-04-28T07:00:07.703Z

Evaluation of Language Modeling performance on the Pythia-160M dataset, reporting metrics such as Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL) and Log-Normalized Zero-shot Accuracy (L-N/ZA).

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | Language Modeling |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | Pythia-160M |
| Metric | Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL) |
| Unit | SCALAR |
| Direction | Lower is better |
| Results loaded | 16 of 16 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/language-modeling-on-pythia-160m.md?metric=Delta%20Perplexity%20(%CE%94PPL)>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [Log-Normalized Zero-shot Accuracy (L-N/ZA)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/language-modeling-on-pythia-160m.md?metric=Log-Normalized%20Zero-shot%20Accuracy%20(L-N%2FZA)>): Higher is better; unit: SCALAR.

## Recorded results

| Method | Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL) | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Worst | 14.47 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Random | 14.5 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Zone-Aware Spectral Layer Pruning | 35.21 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Last-N | 43.14 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Zone-Aware Spectral Layer Pruning | 101.03 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Last-N | 111.94 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Random | 123.59 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Zone-Aware Spectral Layer Pruning | 195.23 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Last-N | 389.77 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Zone-Aware Spectral Layer Pruning | 501.59 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Random | 591.06 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Last-N | 633.19 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Random | 1224 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Worst | 34875 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Worst | 156415 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Worst | 5959385 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |

### Worst

Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL): 14.47. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4ec.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"k":"1"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Random

Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL): 14.5. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4eb.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"k":"1"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Zone-Aware Spectral Layer Pruning

Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL): 35.21. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4e9.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"k":"1"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Last-N

Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL): 43.14. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4ea.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa75391e209131cea668f7.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"k":"1"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Zone-Aware Spectral Layer Pruning

Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL): 101.03. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4ed.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"k":"2"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Last-N

Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL): 111.94. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4ee.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa75391e209131cea668f7.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"k":"2"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Random

Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL): 123.59. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4ef.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"k":"2"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Zone-Aware Spectral Layer Pruning

Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL): 195.23. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4f1.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"k":"3"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Last-N

Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL): 389.77. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4f2.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa75391e209131cea668f7.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"k":"3"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Zone-Aware Spectral Layer Pruning

Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL): 501.59. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4f5.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"k":"4"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Random

Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL): 591.06. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4f3.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"k":"3"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Last-N

Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL): 633.19. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4f6.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa75391e209131cea668f7.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"k":"4"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Random

Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL): 1224. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4f7.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"k":"4"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Worst

Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL): 34875. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4f0.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"k":"2"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Worst

Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL): 156415. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4f4.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"k":"3"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Worst

Delta Perplexity (ΔPPL): 5959385. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4f8.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"k":"4"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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