OpenAI's Neon: 1,300 H200s and a materials lab loop topped GPT-6 Astra on analysis benchmark
daniel_mac8 · x · 2026-09-16
OpenAI's Liam Fedus describes 'Neon': high-throughput materials labs in Menlo Park create a data loop between experiments and models. Using just 1,300 H200s plus months of experimental data, they mid-trained and RL'd an open-source model that surpassed GPT-6 Astra on their analysis benchmark.
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