SherpaLabs launches RL environments for finance, coding, quant; top models pass only ~6% on its finance benchmark
ycombinator · x · 2026-10-21
SherpaLabs (YC-backed) introduces RL environments for high-value knowledge work, starting with finance, coding, and quant research. Built by industry experts, the environments recreate long-horizon workflows the team believes are critical to AGI. On the company's finance and coding benchmarks, top models pass only 6% and 52% of trials respectively.
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