FreeLLMSamaya AI launches Sterling, a 3B finance agent beating Claude Fable 5.1 at 11× lower cost
Samaya AI announced the release of Sterling, a 3 billion‑parameter finance research agent.
Samaya AI announced the release of Sterling, a 3 billion‑parameter finance research agent.
Sterling is built on a post‑trained Nemotron 3.5 Lightning foundation and targets financial question answering.
On the FrontierFinance benchmark it achieved 58.9% accuracy, compared with Claude Fable 5.1’s 55.9% score.
The cost per question for Sterling was $0.61, while Claude Fable 5.1 cost $6.89, an 11‑fold reduction.
Samaya AI highlighted the model’s efficiency for finance‑focused workloads.
What it means for you
For users seeking cost‑effective AI, Sterling offers a cheaper alternative for finance research without sacrificing accuracy. While it is a paid offering, its lower per‑query price may encourage adoption over more expensive proprietary models, especially for organizations with tight budgets.
Sources
- Samaya AI Releases Sterling: A 3B-Active Finance Research Agent Model that Beats Claude Fable 5.1 on FrontierFinance at 11x Lower Cost, MarkTechPost, 30 Oct 2026
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