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On October 29, 2026, Aravind Srinivas relayed and introduced that Particle is a new company focused on optimizing open-weight models, improving token efficiency and serving cost efficiency. He said that before Particle's launch he had already worked with Suhail's team, and that they will continue to collaborate on tools such as search and model orchestration. On the same day, Suhail announced the founding of Particle, saying that its first developer-facing model, particle-1, uses about 45% fewer tokens while maintaining comparable performance, and is now live; Garry Tan reposted this and said that Particle will move toward the lowest cost per unit of intelligence.
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Aravind Srinivas says Particle focuses on optimizing open-weight models
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Garry Tan
Particle releases its first developer model particle-1, cutting token usage by about 45%
Suhail announced his new company Particle and its first developer-focused model particle-1, saying the model uses about 45% fewer tokens while maintaining performance, and it is now live. Garry Tan reposted and said Particle will move toward the lowest cost per unit of intelligence.
Aravind Srinivas
Perplexity CEO relays news of Particle, a new company: focused on token efficiency optimization for open-weight models
Aravind Srinivas relays that Particle is a new company focused on optimizing open-weight models and improving token efficiency and serving cost efficiency, and states that before Particle's launch he had already worked with Suhail's team, and that they will continue to collaborate on tools such as search and model orchestration. In the quoted tweet, Suhail announces the founding of Particle, saying that particle-1 uses about 45% fewer tokens while maintaining parity in performance, and that it is now live.
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