# Recursive launches Flint, a laptop coding model it says was largely built by AI

**Published:** October 21, 2026
**Author:** techcrunch.com
**Source:** Digital Donut AI Digest
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/recursive-launches-flint-a-laptop-coding-model-it-says-was-largely-built

Startup Recursive has released Flint, a free, laptop-sized coding model built largely by its own AI research system, as an early test of AI that improves itself.

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