Compute-Optimal Strategy

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The choice of which inference-time strategy (Best-of-N vs.

As used in Paper 23 — Scaling LLM Test-Time Compute Optimally Can be More Effective than Scaling Model Parameters →

The choice of which inference-time strategy (Best-of-N vs. sequential revision, and how many attempts or rounds) maximises accuracy for a given token budget. The optimal strategy depends on problem difficulty and whether feedback from one attempt helps subsequent attempts.