Abacus.AI teases new open-weights model: 3x cheaper than DeepSeek, better at agentic loops
bindureddy · x · 2026-09-18
Abacus.AI CEO Bindu Reddy says a new open-weights model drops Tuesday:
- Claims 3x cheaper than DeepSeek
- 15% better on long agentic loops
- Available via the RouteLLM API and the company's coding agent
- Positioned to cover 90% of coding tasks
It's a teaser — no model specs or benchmarks yet.
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