Linkup Open-Sources SPARSEUP: <150M Sparse Retrieval Model Scoring 56+ on BEIR-13

antoine_chaffin · x · 2026-09-17

Linkup has released SPARSEUP, its first model and the missing sparse companion to DenseOn and LateOn. Same backbone and data, under 150M parameters, it scores 56+ on BEIR-13. The model is open-sourced under Apache 2.0, with blog post and weights available. Commenters are optimistic about combining sparse representations with late interaction.

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