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Decoding the Giants: a systematic taxonomy and empirical analysis of large language model architectures, training, and applications

Sep 2026 · Neural computing & applications (Print) · Vol 38 · 0 citations · 40 references

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This comprehensive survey provides an in-depth analysis of modern LLMs, with a systematic comparison of cutting-edge proprietary and open-source architectures including DeepSeek, GPT-4, Gemini, LLaMA, and Claude.

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