Richard Socher's first model at Recursive is open-weight and Apache 2.0 licensed, with performance and speed claims the company has not independently verified.
By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket)
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Primary source: [Richard Socher on X](https://x.com/RichardSocher/status/2112944385415426249)
Why it matters #
Flint gives Recursive's automated-research thesis a public, downloadable test case. The company's benchmarks and speed figures are self-reported, so developer results and repeat improvements across future models will determine whether the Eureka Machine is more than a compelling account of how Flint was built.
Richard Socher (@RichardSocher) introduced Flint on October 21st as the first model from Recursive, a coding model designed to run locally and built with the startup's automated research system, the Eureka Machine. The launch puts a developer-facing product behind Recursive's larger bet: using AI to propose, implement and test improvements to AI systems. Socher announced the release in a thread on X.…
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