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2 September 2026

Researcher trains small model to match large ones on reasoning test

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  • A researcher built a small transformer model in 1.5 hours using a single high-end GPU, then tested it on ARC-AGI, a benchmark that measures reasoning ability.
  • The small model scored 44 percent on ARC-AGI, performing better than many larger language models on the same test.

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