Bittensor subnet TPN ships TPN005: 40% smaller model keeps 32K context
markjeffrey · x · 2026-10-14
TPN (SN65), a Bittensor subnet, released TPN005, its first production-ready model: a Ministral-3-8B derivative shrunk 40% via its fifth mining competition while preserving the full 32K token context window.
- First season to use Fluid Bench, a testing system with unpredictable questions to verify genuine knowledge retention rather than test memorization.
- Marks TPN's shift from optimization research to production models; winners are already listed.
- A detailed competition report and a consumer-facing product are planned.
Related event: Bittensor's TPN Labs Ships First Production Model(2 posts)→
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