Local AI Glossary
What is Epoch?
Source: local-llm.net/glossary
One complete pass through the entire training dataset during model training or fine-tuning. Fine-tuning typically uses 1-5 epochs. Too many epochs risk overfitting (the model memorizes training data instead of generalizing).
How Epoch fits in the local AI stack
Epoch 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