@article{throughtheriverunderstandingthebenefitof, title = {Through the River: Understanding the Benefit of Schedule-Free Methods for Language Model Training}, author = {Minhak Song and Beomhan Baek and Kwangjun Ahn and Chulhee Yun}, year = {2025}, eprint = {2507.09846}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.09846}, }