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This model release includes six checkpoints, not just one final base

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Most model releases ask you to judge one endpoint. This one exposes a 2×3 map: tiny and flash, each with pre-trained, mid-trained, and WSM-merged checkpoints. That is the part of the Ling-3.0 base model release I find genuinely useful. All six are base checkpoints, not post-trained chat or instruct…

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  1. 2026-08-20 08:19 · r/ArtificialInteligence
    This model release includes six checkpoints, not just one final base

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