DeepReinforce has released Ornith-1.0, a series of self-scaffolding LLMs for agentic coding, built upon Gemma 4 and Qwen 3.5 foundations. The model variants, ranging from 9B to 397B parameters, demonstrate state-of-the-art performance on coding benchmarks and exhibit strong proficiency in multi-step tool usage.
Background
The release highlights a growing trend in utilizing composite base models to enhance specific capabilities like autonomous coding agents. Ornith-1.0 represents a significant step in open-weight models designed specifically for complex, multi-turn agentic workflows.
- Source
- Simon Willison
- Published
- Jun 30, 2026 at 12:17 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10