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March 26, 2026

Researchers trained an OpenAI rival in half an hour for less than $50

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Researchers trained an OpenAI rival in half an hour for less than $50

TL;DR

  • A new AI reasoning model named s1 was developed in 26 minutes for under $50.
  • The model was created using distillation from Google's Gemini reasoning model and is based on Alibaba's open-source Qwen2.5.
  • Researchers found that a small dataset of 1,000 questions was sufficient for effective refinement.
  • s1 utilizes test-time scaling to enhance its reasoning process.
  • The model reportedly outperforms OpenAI's o1-preview on competition math questions by up to 27%.
  • The emergence of such models could disrupt the AI industry by reducing the need for massive expenditures on AI development.

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