Chinchilla

DeepMind · 2022 · LLM · UK

Overview

Compute-optimal scaling laws. Proved smaller models trained on more data beat larger ones. Changed how everyone trains LLMs.

Vendor: DeepMind
Type: LLM
Release year: 2022
Jurisdiction: UK
CEO: Demis Hassabis
Key staffers: Shane Legg (Co-Founder, Chief AGI Scientist), Koray Kavukcuoglu (CTO), John Jumper
Deployment: Cloud only (proprietary)
Open source: No
Free tier: No
Subscription: Google AI Pro (Gemini): $19.99/mo (US)
Stock status: $400 (GOOGL, May 2026)
X: @GoogleDeepMind

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4/5

AIDb v2.0 (rule-based): Capability 4/10 · Currency 4/10 · Access 4/10 · Significance 4/10 → 4.00

Last verified 2026-06-11 · Primary source ↗

“Chinchilla.” AIDb — The AI Database. Verified 2026-06-11. https://theaidatabase.com/m/chinchilla-deepmind.html