Local AI Glossary
What is Checkpoint?
Source: local-llm.net/glossary
A saved snapshot of a model's weights, optimizer state, and training progress at a particular point during training. Checkpoints allow training to be resumed after interruption. In the context of local AI, "checkpoint" often refers to a raw model file before conversion to an inference-optimized format.
How Checkpoint fits in the local AI stack
Checkpoint is part of the broader local AI ecosystem. See the related guides, comparisons, and tools below to see how it applies in practice.
See also
- Full Local AI Glossary
- All learn topics
- What is Local AI?
- Quantization explained
- Hardware requirements
- How to choose a local LLM