StepFun releases Step 5 Preview weights, hosting SF launch night Oct 22
StepFun_ai · x · 2026-10-19
StepFun's Step 5 Preview weights are out, and the company is teaming with Together AI for a Step 5 Preview Launch Night & AI Founders Meetup in San Francisco on Thursday, Oct 22, 6–9 PM. Speakers include StepFun pretraining researcher Hongyu Zhou, Together AI's Dan Fu, Pear VC's Mar Hershenson, Cline founder Saoud Rizwan, and Harvey's Joey Wang, with a first look at the model, live Q&A, and a panel on what's still worth building. Registration via Luma.
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