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# Start a Fine-tune

Once you have a dataset with enough examples (see [Quantity & Quality of Data](/guides/build-a-dataset/quantity-and-quality-of-data.md)) and have connected a [model provider](/key-concepts/model-providers.md) that supports fine-tuning, you are ready to fine-tune a model.

To start a fine-tune, go to Models, press the + button, and choose "Start a fine-tune."

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On the next screen, you can select your [template](/key-concepts/templates.md) and [model provider](/key-concepts/model-providers.md). You can also see the token counts and estimated time and/or cost if available.

{% hint style="info" %}
For most fine-tuning jobs, the template should be very minimal. You do not need to include a lengthy instructional prompt, although in small datasets a very short prompt or semantic labels for your field references can help cue desired behavior.
{% endhint %}

In the next section, we'll discuss common fine-tuning hyperparameters and how to set them.