Tiny non-LLM model Jev solves a Rubik's cube person-style: 94 moves in 4s of model time
MoonL88537 · x · 2026-09-18
Developer @redp314 got a Rubik's cube to "solve itself" using typesafeai's Jev — a model that isn't an LLM and just answers one question in 250ms with a probability. He coded the beginner's method (white cross, corners, middle layer, yellow layer) and at every step Jev just looks at the cube and picks which case it's in, with code verifying each pick.
It solved the cube in 94 moves — far from the 22-move optimal — with only 4 seconds of total model time. The reposter notes it's odd but potentially quite interesting if used well: "you could have just built a solver" is what your brain says, yet something else is going on.
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