Richard Socher's Recursive launches Flint, a fast local coding model built in under 4 months
RichardSocher · x · 2026-10-23
Recursive AI, founded by Richard Socher, released Flint, its first model: a fast local coding model built from scratch in under 4 months by its automated research system, the Eureka Machine.
- Claims best-in-class fast local coding: 125+ tokens/sec on a MacBook Pro, 150+ on RTX Spark — up to 2x faster than comparable models
- Open weights available on Hugging Face; runnable locally or free via partner platforms
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