Tinfield 1 is an open weight coding model from Nigeria that beats Opus 4.8 (twitter.com)

Tinfield 1, a new open-weight coding model developed in Nigeria, has officially launched, marking a significant advancement in the AI/ML community. This model excels in tasks related to terminal work and long-horizon software engineering, achieving impressive scores of 33.0 on Terminal-Bench 4.0 and 62.0 on DeepSWE v1.1, outperforming Claude Opus 4.8 in both benchmarks. This success highlights the growing capabilities of open-source models in a competitive landscape dominated by established players. With a substantial architecture comprising 177 billion parameters and an active capacity of 6.6 billion per token, Tinfield 1 is designed to handle complex coding tasks efficiently. Its ability to manage a context length of up to 256K allows for greater depth in processing and understanding of lengthy codebases. Available in three variations—Base, Compact, and Mini—this model offers versatility for different use cases, enabling developers and researchers to leverage advanced AI tools for software engineering challenges.