Recursive has made its new coding model, Flint, available under an Apache 2.0 license. Flint is a mixture‑of‑experts (MoE) model with a total of 40 billion parameters, but only 2.5 billion are active for any given input. The company says the model reaches 74.2 % accuracy on the SWE‑bench Verified benchmark, a test of code‑writing ability. Recursive also reports that Flint can generate more than 125 tokens per second on an M4 Pro MacBook Pro.
What does Flint mean for developers?
Because Flint is open‑weight, anyone can download the model weights and run it locally, without needing a cloud service. That can lower costs for developers who need a fast coding assistant on personal hardware. The reported speed of 125 tokens/sec means a typical code snippet can be produced in a few seconds on a recent MacBook.
Why it matters
Developers can now run a high‑capacity coding model on their own laptops, avoiding subscription fees for cloud AI services. The open‑weight release also lets researchers experiment with the model without legal restrictions. Performance on a consumer laptop suggests Flint is practical for everyday coding help, though independent speed and accuracy tests are not yet available.
