#Hierarchical Recurrent Architecture

Sapient Open-Sources HRM-Text 1B Model Trained for About $1,472

Sapient has open-sourced HRM-Text, a 1B text model built on a hierarchical recurrent architecture, and says the reference run cost about $1,472. The release is a real test of whether smarter training and recurrence can beat brute-force scaling — with healthy skepticism still warranted.