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Model Drift

Reviewed 9 April 2026 Canonical definition

Model drift is the gradual change in a model's behavior or output quality over time, often caused by shifts in input data, fine-tuning updates, or upstream model provider changes. Continuous monitoring is needed to detect it early.

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