From REINFORCE to GRPO: policy-gradient methods for LLMs
A publication dated September 24, 2026, outlines policy-gradient methods used to train LLMs, from vanilla policy gradient and REINFORCE to PPO, GRPO, and GRPO variants.
The publication, dated September 24, 2026, presents an evolution of policy-gradient methods applied to LLM training: vanilla policy gradient, REINFORCE, PPO, GRPO, and GRPO variants. According to the summary, REINFORCE estimates the policy gradient using sampled rollouts. The material offers engineers a concise conceptual map of these reinforcement-learning methods.
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