Security/benchmark/2026-10-05

Cantina's apex-flash-1 open model solves 40 of 60 held-out bug tasks

Cantina's open model, apex-flash-1, reportedly solved 40 out of 60 held-out bug tasks, demonstrating its capability in security research. This claim is reported by MarkTechPost, based on Cantina's own findings.

2 articles from 1 outlet covered this story. The underlying claim is sourced from a benchmark.

What do all outlets agree on?

1 outlet covered “Cantina's apex-flash-1 open model solves 40 of 60 held-out bug tasks”. All of them report the following:

  • Cantina developed an open model named apex-flash-1
  • The model is designed for security research
  • apex-flash-1 solved 40 out of 60 held-out bug tasks

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