GitHub Ditches Its LLM for ModernBERT, Cutting Secret Scan Costs by 98%
GitHub swapped the LLM in its secret scanner for a fine-tuned ModernBERT classifier for generic secrets, and reports about 98% lower cost.

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GitHub swapped the LLM in its secret scanner for a fine-tuned ModernBERT classifier for generic secrets, and reports about 98% lower cost.
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