arXiv:2507.10628cs.LGcs.AI2025-07被引 31

让小模型也能稳定高效训练,通过动态调整题目难度提升推理能力。

GHPO: Adaptive Guidance for Stable and Efficient LLM Reinforcement Learning

  • 根据模型能力自动调节题目难度,结合模仿与探索学习
  • 在6个数学基准上平均提升5%性能,超越主流方法
  • 特别适合资源有限的小型语言模型快速迭代

基于可验证奖励的强化学习(RLVR)近期成为推动大语言模型(LLMs)自我改进的重要范式,尤其在复杂推理任务中表现突出。然而,现有在线策略强化学习方法常面临训练不稳定和效率低下的问题,主要源于能力与任务难度不匹配——训练数据复杂度常超过模型当前能力,导致奖励信号极度稀疏,学习停滞。这一问题在较小、更高效的LLMs中尤为严重。为此,我们提出导向式混合策略优化(GHPO),一种具备难度感知能力的强化学习框架。GHPO通过自适应提示优化动态校准任务难度,将难以解决的问题交由模仿学习处理,对较易任务则采用探索式强化学习,形成平滑高效的训练课程。大量实验表明,GHPO在六个挑战性数学基准上实现约5%的平均性能提升,持续优于强基线的在线强化学习与课程学习方法。进一步分析证实,该框架显著提升了训练稳定性与最终推理表现,为构建强大且鲁棒的推理模型提供了可扩展、高效率的解决方案。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Reinforcement Learning with Verifiable Rewards (RLVR) has recently emerged as a powerful paradigm for facilitating the self-improvement of large language models (LLMs), particularly in the domain of complex reasoning tasks. However, prevailing on-policy RL methods often contend with significant training instability and inefficiency. This is primarily due to a capacity-difficulty mismatch, where the complexity of training data frequently outpaces the model's current capabilities, leading to critically sparse reward signals and stalled learning progress. This challenge is particularly acute for smaller, more resource-efficient LLMs. To overcome this, we introduce the Guided Hybrid Policy Optimization (GHPO), a novel difficulty-aware reinforcement learning framework. GHPO dynamically calibrates task difficulty by employing adaptive prompt refinement to provide targeted guidance. This unique approach adaptively balances direct imitation learning for problems currently beyond the model's reach with exploration-based reinforcement learning for more manageable tasks, effectively creating a smooth and optimized learning curriculum. Extensive experiments demonstrate that GHPO achieves an average performance gain of approximately 5% across six challenging mathematics benchmarks, consistently outperforming strong on-policy reinforcement learning and curriculum learning baselines. Further analysis confirms that our framework significantly enhances both training stability and final reasoning performance, thus offering a scalable and efficient solution for developing powerful and robust reasoning models.

强化学习推理增强小模型优化

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