Paper Instruments releases Ultramarine 1 Flash, an open model for document work
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Paper Instruments has released Ultramarine 1 Flash, a model it describes as built for document-heavy work such as Excel models, slide decks and Word memos.
The company says the model is available on its API now, with weights to follow in two weeks. Ultramarine 1 Flash is a post-training of GLM-5.3 Flash.
Paper Instruments says the model scored 59.3 on its internal client-deliverables benchmark at $0.13 per task, compared with 57.8 at $8.19 for Claude Fable 5. The benchmark is the company's own, and the figures are its claims.
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🚨 AI News | TestingCatalog@testingcatalogXPaper Instruments releases Ultramarine 1 Flash, an open model for document workAIPaper Instruments has released Ultramarine 1 Flash, an open model for document-heavy work such as Excel models, slide decks, and Word memos. The company says it scored 59.3 on its internal client-deliverables benchmark at $0.13 per task, versus 57.8 at $8.19 for Claude Fable 5. The model is a post-training of GLM-5.3 Flash, and its weights are slated for release in two weeks.

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