# RoBERTa Model for Merchant Categorization at Square

DevFeed: [RoBERTa Model for Merchant Categorization at Square](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/roberta-model-for-merchant-categorization-at-square-15828.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.squareup.com/blog/roberta-model-for-merchant-categorization-at-square>)

Author: Darshan Kabadi

Published: 2025-03-10T05:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Square Corner Blog RSS Feed](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/square-corner-blog-rss-feed.md>)

Topics: [Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/machine-learning-artificial-intelligence.md>), [AI Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-development.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [business](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [insights](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/insights.md>), [machine-learning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/machine-learning.md>), [model](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/model.md>), [product](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product.md>)

## AI overview

This Square developer article describes the development of a RoBERTa-based machine learning model for merchant categorization. It explains why categorization matters to Square, outlines the model effort, and discusses its reported accuracy improvement and business impact.

## Source excerpt

Harnessing Large Language Models to Deliver Accurate Business Insights