LLM - where are the parameters stored, and the file system

 

What is an LLM? Is it a set of files? Does it sit as an .exe? A folder? A single binary? What does it LOOK LIKE if I download it?”

Answer: YES — an LLM is literally a set of files.
A big model file — like .bin, .pth, .safetensors, etc. — usually 2GB to 400GB+.

Parameters live inside the model — not in vector DB.

✅ Vector DB only stores embeddings of user/business knowledge for retrieval.