# Particle launches particle-1, a token-efficient open-weight model optimization

> Original title: Particle is a new company focused on optimizing open-weight models to be more token-efficient and cost-efficient to serve. It's been grea...

- Source: Aravind Srinivas
- Published: 2026-10-28T18:26:26.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/bsin9poxafzw93zt1u5b4u7mv
- Original: https://x.com/AravSrinivas/status/2115510517871890511

## Summary

Particle, a new company, is optimizing open-weight models to use fewer tokens and cost less to serve. Its first model, particle-1, keeps performance parity while using about 45% fewer tokens, according to Suhail, its founder. Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says he is looking forward to working with Particle on tools like search and model orchestration.

## Post

Particle is a new company focused on optimizing open-weight models to be more token-efficient and cost-efficient to serve. It's been great working together with Suhail and his team ahead of their launch! We look forward to working with them on tools like search and model orchestration.

## Quoted post @Suhail

> 1/ Excited to announce our new company Particle
> 
> This is our first step in a series of models focused on developers.
> 
> With particle-1, we focused on token efficiency and managed to keep parity in performance while using ~45% fewer tokens.
> 
> Live now: https://particle.ai

https://x.com/Suhail/status/2115497949421883648