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From Parameters to Behaviors: A Survey of Model Fusion for Large Language Models

arXiv · AI, language, vision and robotics · article · Sep 17, 2026 · UTC

Model fusion integrates the capabilities from source models into a single target model. As of June 2026, Hugging Face hosts more than 2M models. This growing pool provides a rich base for model reuse and capability integration. Yet existing surveys often cover only separate parts of this space, and they do not provide a unified definition or a systematic taxonomy. This survey defines model fusion and organizes prior work into three levels: parameter-level, representation-level, and behavior-level fusion. We also review related metrics, benchmarks, and applications, summarize current challenges

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