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Open-source Ornith 1.0 coding models rival Opus 4.7-4.8

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A new suite of open-weight coding models, named Ornith 1.0, has been released, featuring sizes ranging from 9 billion to 397 billion parameters. The largest model in this collection is reported to be competitive with Anthropic's Opus 4.7-4.8, indicating a significant advancement in open-source coding AI capabilities. These models are fine-tuned from existing foundational models like Gemma 4 and Qwen 3.5, with a particular emphasis on the novel methods used in their development. AI

IMPACT Expands the landscape of high-performance open-source coding models, potentially accelerating development and adoption.

RANK_REASON Release of open-weight models with performance claims against established proprietary models.

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Open-source Ornith 1.0 coding models rival Opus 4.7-4.8

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    @BijanBowen on YT! Bijan Bowen Ornith 1.0 First Look & Test – The BEST New Local Coding Models? https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=Y7VL_whmAqQ # AI # OpenWeight

    @BijanBowen on YT! Bijan Bowen Ornith 1.0 First Look & Test – The BEST New Local Coding Models? https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=Y7VL_whmAqQ # AI # OpenWeight

    LINKS youtube.com/watch
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    @ timkellogg.me Ornith 1.0: full spectrum of open weights coding models from 9B to 397B The largest appears to rival Opus 4.7-4.8 All fine tuned from Gemma 4 an

    @ timkellogg.me Ornith 1.0: full spectrum of open weights coding models from 9B to 397B The largest appears to rival Opus 4.7-4.8 All fine tuned from Gemma 4 and Qwen 3.5 but no, the cool part is how they made it… 👇 https:// deep-reinforce.com/ornith_1_0. html # AI https:// bsky.…

    LINKS rss-parrot.net/…/timkellogg.me deep-reinforce.com/ornith_1_0.html deep-reinforce.com/ornith_1_0
  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    @Matthew_Berman on YT! You NEED to try these 12 open-source # AI projects RIGHT NOW https:// youtu.be/2lmBj_XQq0I?si=TyMcgs tj46kHhUDC 6/25/26

    @Matthew_Berman on YT! You NEED to try these 12 open-source # AI projects RIGHT NOW https:// youtu.be/2lmBj_XQq0I?si=TyMcgs tj46kHhUDC 6/25/26

    LINKS youtube.com/watch youtube.com/watch

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