Claude optimizes 30+ open-source biology models to run 4x faster, code open-sourced
himanshustwts · x · 2026-09-18
Anthropic's science blog details how Claude optimized over 30 open-source biomolecular models in under four weeks, making them 4x faster on average, partly by writing custom GPU software. A new low-memory mode enables accurate prediction of systems over 10,000 tokens on a single NVIDIA GPU node.
- Previous de novo protein binder design work cost up to $10,000 per target (2,500 H100 hours), motivating these optimizations
- All optimization code is being open-sourced
- A protein design competition co-sponsored with Adaptyv Bio offers up to $1M in Claude credits and wet-lab validation for 5,000+ designs
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