Release2026-11-04

Cognition launched SWE-2 Flash, a new American coding model. It builds on Inkling-Small from Thinking Machines. It adds a mid-training stage before reinforcement learning. It scores 20.0% on Terminal-Bench 4.0 and 24.0% on FrontierCode 2.0. It outperforms all larger American open-weight models on leading benchmarks. It runs at 200 tokens per second. It costs one-fifth as much as SWE-2. It is available now in Devin Desktop and CLI. Weights will be shared securely with trusted partners and researchers. The program aims to balance transparency and cybersecurity risks.

What changed

SWE-2 was the only available model in Devin Desktop and CLI.

What it unlocks

Running a faster, cheaper coding model locally in Devin Desktop and CLI.

  • 20% on Terminal-Bench 4.0
  • 24% on FrontierCode 2.0
  • 34.8% on ExploitBench
  • 200 tokens per second

What you need to act on it

  • Devin Desktop or CLI access

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