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Open Earth: A New Contender in AI Coding Models
Introduction to Open Earth
- An open-source model named Open Earth has matched Claude Opus in coding capabilities, available for download.
- The model is 9 billion parameters and occupies 5 GB, making it suitable for laptops without requiring an API key or rate limits.
- Open Earth's flagship version scores 77.5 on Terminal Bench and 82.4 on SweetBench verified.
Performance Comparison
- In comparison, Claude Opus scores lower at 70.3 on Terminal Bench and 80.8 on SweetBench.
- Open Earth outperforms other leading models of similar size like MiniMax and DeepSeek across multiple benchmarks.
- It offers four different sizes: 9 billion, 31 billion, a mixture of experts at 35 billion, and a flagship model at 397 billion.
Unique Training Methodology
- Unlike traditional models that use human-written harnesses for training, Open Earth allows the model to create its own scaffolding for tasks.
- This self-directed approach includes monitoring mechanisms to prevent cheating by locking the environment and using a frozen judge to ensure integrity during training.
Model Specifications
- The largest model (397 billion parameters) requires data center hardware; however, the smaller version (9 billion parameters) can run on personal laptops with a score of 69.4 on SweetBench verified.
- All versions are MIT licensed, allowing commercial use and fine-tuning without restrictions.
Conclusion & Discussion Prompt
- With Open Earth's competitive performance against Claude Opus, users are prompted to consider whether they would switch from closed models to this new open-source alternative.