Dots3-note open-sourced: 280B-total/16B-active multimodal model scores perfect 42/42 on IMO 2026, 1/10 the size of rivals

xiaosun86 · x · 2026-08-14

dotsstudioai has open-sourced dots3-note preview, a multimodal model with 280B total parameters and 16B active, supporting 512K context, designed for real-world long-horizon agentic tasks. SGLang provides day-0 support.

The model powered rednote's IMO 2026 gold, scoring a perfect 42/42 across all six problems, a mark achieved by only 7 human contestants this year. It did so without human formalization (Lean) or proof assistants, using only reasoning and Python end-to-end.

It is among the first models to hit 42/42 under official grading, at roughly 1/10 the size of other models that achieved this (e.g., Kimi K3, GPT5.6 Sol, Fable 5).

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