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SIQ-1 fine-tune of Qwen3.6 shows Opus-like reasoning, beats GPT-5.5

A new model, SIQ-1, has been developed by fine-tuning Qwen-35B-A3 using PPO. This model demonstrates strong performance on autoresearch tasks, outperforming GLM-5.2 and Qwen-350B, with its generated ideas reportedly comparable to Opus4.8. SIQ-1 also shows competitive results on the bullshit-bench, surpassing NEX and GPT-5.5. AI

IMPACT This fine-tuned model demonstrates competitive performance on specific benchmarks, potentially influencing future research in autonomous agents and autoresearch.

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SIQ-1 fine-tune of Qwen3.6 shows Opus-like reasoning, beats GPT-5.5

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Mysterious_Hearing14 ·

    SIQ-1 Qwen3.6 for autoresearch and autonomous agency

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1u88ywc/siq1_qwen36_for_autoresearch_and_autonomous_agency/"> <img alt="SIQ-1 Qwen3.6 for autoresearch and autonomous agency" src="https://preview.redd.it/vcu6nxb87u7h1.png?width=640&amp;crop=smart&amp;auto=we…