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Darwin-180B-RSI leads open-weight models in SuperCLUE math/science reasoning

Darwin-180B-RSI, an open-weight model developed by VIDRAFT, has achieved the top rank among open-weight models in math and science reasoning on the SuperCLUE benchmark for November 2026. The model, which inherited its expert layers from Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, significantly outperformed its parent model by over 15 points in this specific reasoning test. This achievement highlights the potential for recursive self-improvement techniques to enhance reasoning capabilities without requiring a complete re-training of the model's knowledge base. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates the effectiveness of recursive self-improvement in enhancing LLM reasoning capabilities, potentially influencing future model development strategies.

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Darwin-180B-RSI leads open-weight models in SuperCLUE math/science reasoning

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · AI OpenFree ·

    Darwin-180B-RSI Ranks #1 Open-Weight Model in Math and Science Reasoning on SuperCLUE (Nov 2026)

    <h2> TL;DR </h2> <p>SuperCLUE, China's most widely cited LLM evaluation, published its November 2026 general leaderboard on November 5. Nineteen models were scored, including Gemini-4-Argon, GPT-6.1-Sol, Grok-4.7, Kimi-K3.1-Pro, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, GLM-5.3 and Qwen3.8-Max. <a hr…

  2. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 한국어(KO) · Vidraft_lab ·

    Darwin-180B-RSI, China SuperCLUE November Evaluation Math/Science Reasoning Open Weights Model Ranked 1st: Self-Improvement Beyond the Father Model

    <h2> TL;DR </h2> <p>중국 SuperCLUE가 11월 5일 2026년 11월 종합 리더보드를 공개했습니다. Gemini-4-Argon, GPT-6.1-Sol, Grok-4.7, Kimi-K3.1-Pro, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, GLM-5.3, Qwen3.8-Max 등 19개 모델이 올랐습니다. 비드래프트의 오픈 가중치 모델 <a href="https://huggingface.co/FINAL-Bench/Darwin-180B-RSI-R3" rel="noopener nore…