# Pruning on Pythia 1B (16L), 410M (24L) (val)

Source: [Pruning on Pythia 1B (16L), 410M (24L) (val)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/pruning-on-pythia-1b-16l-410m-24l-val>)

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

Data updated: 2026-04-28T07:00:07.660Z

Evaluation of model pruning effectiveness on the validation split of the Pythia 1B (16L) and 410M (24L) models, measured by ΔPPL and 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 | Pruning |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | Pythia 1B (16L), 410M (24L) (val) |
| Metric | ΔPPL |
| Unit | SCALAR |
| Direction | Lower is better |
| Results loaded | 36 of 36 |
| 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

- [ΔPPL](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/pruning-on-pythia-1b-16l-410m-24l-val.md?metric=%CE%94PPL>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [L-N/ZA](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/pruning-on-pythia-1b-16l-410m-24l-val.md?metric=L-N%2FZA>): Higher is better; unit: SCALAR.

## Recorded results

| Method | ΔPPL | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Last-N | 4.4 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Worst | 4.4 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Random | 4.43 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Random | 4.87 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Zone-Aware | 5.6 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Last-N | 6.1 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Worst | 7 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Zone-Aware | 7.34 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Last-N | 10.12 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Random | 11.11 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Random | 11.61 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Zone-Aware | 11.83 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Last-N | 15.23 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Zone-Aware | 20.9 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Zone-Aware | 23.77 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Random | 27.95 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Worst | 33.08 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Worst | 40.4 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Last-N | 41.89 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Last-N | 53.36 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Zone-Aware | 55.32 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Zone-Aware | 83.2 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Worst | 86.58 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Worst | 99.23 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Random | 117.92 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Random | 121.21 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Last-N | 199.12 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Zone-Aware | 258.24 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Last-N | 310.01 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Random | 320.82 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Zone-Aware | 707.73 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Last-N | 1383.35 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Random | 2129 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Worst | 11703 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Worst | 15146 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |
| Worst | 29548 | Not recorded | 69f03f0755a3c32af89f9f94 |

### Last-N

ΔPPL: 4.4. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4d6.

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

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"1"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Worst

ΔPPL: 4.4. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4d8.

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"1"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Random

ΔPPL: 4.43. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4d7.

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"1"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Random

ΔPPL: 4.87. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4c7.

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"1B (16L)","k":"1"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Zone-Aware

ΔPPL: 5.6. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4c5.

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

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"1B (16L)","k":"1"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Last-N

ΔPPL: 6.1. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4c6.

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

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"1B (16L)","k":"1"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Worst

ΔPPL: 7. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4dc.

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"2"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Zone-Aware

ΔPPL: 7.34. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4d5.

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

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"1"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Last-N

ΔPPL: 10.12. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4da.

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

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"2"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Random

ΔPPL: 11.11. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4db.

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"2"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Random

ΔPPL: 11.61. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4cb.

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"1B (16L)","k":"2"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Zone-Aware

ΔPPL: 11.83. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4c9.

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

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"1B (16L)","k":"2"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Last-N

ΔPPL: 15.23. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4ca.

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

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"1B (16L)","k":"2"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Zone-Aware

ΔPPL: 20.9. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4cd.

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

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"1B (16L)","k":"3"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Zone-Aware

ΔPPL: 23.77. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4d9.

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

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"2"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Random

ΔPPL: 27.95. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4cf.

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"1B (16L)","k":"3"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Worst

ΔPPL: 33.08. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4e0.

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"4"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Worst

ΔPPL: 40.4. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4c8.

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"1B (16L)","k":"1"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Last-N

ΔPPL: 41.89. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4de.

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

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"4"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Last-N

ΔPPL: 53.36. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4ce.

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

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"1B (16L)","k":"3"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Zone-Aware

ΔPPL: 55.32. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4d1.

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

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"1B (16L)","k":"4"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Zone-Aware

ΔPPL: 83.2. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4dd.

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

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"4"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Worst

ΔPPL: 86.58. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4cc.

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"1B (16L)","k":"2"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Worst

ΔPPL: 99.23. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4e4.

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"6"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Random

ΔPPL: 117.92. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4d3.

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"1B (16L)","k":"4"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Random

ΔPPL: 121.21. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4df.

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"4"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Last-N

ΔPPL: 199.12. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4d2.

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

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"1B (16L)","k":"4"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Zone-Aware

ΔPPL: 258.24. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4e1.

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

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"6"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Last-N

ΔPPL: 310.01. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4e2.

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

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"6"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Random

ΔPPL: 320.82. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4e3.

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"6"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Zone-Aware

ΔPPL: 707.73. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4e5.

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

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"8"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Last-N

ΔPPL: 1383.35. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4e6.

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

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"8"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Random

ΔPPL: 2129. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4e7.

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"8"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Worst

ΔPPL: 11703. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4d0.

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"1B (16L)","k":"3"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Worst

ΔPPL: 15146. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4d4.

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"1B (16L)","k":"4"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Worst

ΔPPL: 29548. Result ID: 69f05a1847f34ce924d5a4e8.

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

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"410M (24L)","k":"8"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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