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Open-Weight Model Benchmarks

Find open-weight model benchmarks, hands-on tests and head-to-head scores for newly released open models like Kimi K3.1 Pro, Nemotron and Flint.

32 articles·Updated Nov 5, 2026
A dense, solid lattice block representing the Ripple-65B dense language model, with one slice drawn out and a small row of benchmark tiles in front.

Ripple-65B Tested: How Good Is This Dense Open Model?

Ripple-65B is a 65B dense Apache 2.0 model aimed at agentic coding. See its benchmark wins and gaps, plus a bug-fix, simulation and SQL test.

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A diagram-like pipeline in which public and private test cards feed a sorting gate, producing two bar columns where the open-model column ends shorter than the closed-model column, with a bracket marking the gap in a benchmark index.

Why Did Open Models Fall 12 Points Behind in Index v5?

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5 uses 60% private tests and harder agentic coding. The open-model gap grew from 3 to 12 points. Here is what it means.

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5open models vs closed modelsFrontier Code 2
Exploded diagram of a diffusion language model refining a row of noisy token tiles into clean ones in parallel, with a few active mixture-of-experts modules and four small test gauges.

Is Clover-35B-A3B-Preview Any Good? Diffusion LLM Tested

Hands-on test of DiffuSpace's Clover-35B-A3B-Preview diffusion LLM: bug fix, coding, multilingual and logic puzzle results versus its benchmark claims.

Clover-35B-A3B-Previewdiffusion language modelClover vs Qwen3.6
A small chip module placed beside a much larger one, with measuring bars showing the small model falling just short of the 9B-class model on agent benchmarks.

Does LFM3-1.7B Match 9B Models on Agent Benchmarks?

LFM3-1.7B is pitched as matching 9B models on agent benchmarks. Here is what the card claims, what hands-on tests showed, and where it fell short.

LFM3 1.7B benchmarksLFM3 vs Qwen3.5 9BLiquid AI LFM3 family
Exploded cutaway of a small language-model chip-style module with stacked layers, set beside a smaller comparison unit and a row of blank pass and fail test cards.

How Good Is Nemotron-3.5 Bolt E4B? Tested Against Gemma 4

Hands-on results for NVIDIA's Nemotron-3.5 Bolt E4B: a bug-hunt agent task that failed, a broken HTML scene, and passes on a riddle, physics math and rostering.

Nemotron-3.5 Bolt E4BNemotron vs Gemma 4small model test