README.md

metadata

base_model:
  - FINAL-Bench/Darwin-4B-David
  - Qwen/Qwen3.5-4B
language:
  - ko
  - en
  - zh
  - ja
  - de
  - fr
  - es
license: apache-2.0
pipeline_tag: text-generation
library_name: transformers
tags:
  - merge
  - evolutionary-merge
  - darwin
  - darwin-v6
  - model-mri
  - cross-architecture
  - ffn-crossbreed
  - cma-es
  - hybrid-vigor
  - transformer-mamba
  - reasoning
  - gemma4
  - qwen3.5
  - gated-deltanet
  - korean
  - multilingual
  - gpqa
  - open-source
  - world-first
model-index:
  - name: Darwin-4B-Genesis
    results:
      - task:
          type: text-generation
          name: Korean Cultural Understanding
        dataset:
          name: CLIcK
          type: EunsuKim/CLIcK
        metrics:
          - type: accuracy
            value: 92
            name: Accuracy
            verified: false
      - task:
          type: text-generation
          name: Multi-Step Reasoning
        dataset:
          name: MuSR
          type: TAUR-Lab/MuSR
        metrics:
          - type: accuracy
            value: 70
            name: Accuracy
            verified: false

Darwin-4B-Genesis

Darwin-4B-Genesis is presented in the paper Darwin Family: MRI-Trust-Weighted Evolutionary Merging for Training-Free Scaling of Language-Model Reasoning.

World's first Transformer × Mamba evolutionary cross-architecture FFN breeding | CLIcK 92% | MuSR 70% | A 4B model outperforming 27B | CMA-ES 42-dimensional genome search | Hybrid Vigor demonstrated | Apache 2.0

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What Is This?

Darwin-4B-Genesis is the 3rd generation Darwin model and the world's first model to successfully crossbreed FFN layers across different architectures — Transformer (Gemma4) and Mamba (Qwen3.5 GatedDeltaNet) — using evolutionary optimization.

The father's Attention layers (Gemma4 Transformer) are preserved at 100%, while the mother's FFN knowledge (Qwen3.5 Mamba) is transplanted at layer-specific optimal ratios discovered automatically by CMA-ES across 42 dimensions.

The result: the child outperforms both parents on every benchmark — a phenomenon known as Hybrid Vigor.

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Why This Matters

1. World First

Existing hybrid models (Jamba, Nemotron-H, Granite 4.0) are all designed and trained from scratch. Darwin-4B-Genesis takes two already-trained models from different architecture families and breeds them evolutionarily — with zero additional training.

2. Hybrid Vigor Demonstrated

Benchmark	David (Father)	Qwen3.5-4B (Mother)	Genesis (Child)
CLIcK	90%	~50% (est.)	92% ✅
MuSR	65%	~55% (est.)	70% ✅

The child surpasses both parents. This is the first demonstration of Hybrid Vigor in AI model breeding.

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Benchmarks

Benchmark	Genesis	David (Gen2)	K-AI #1 (27B)
CLIcK (Korean culture)	92%	90%	0.794
MuSR (multi-step reasoning)	70%	65%	0.604
GPQA (deep reasoning)	~60%	~60%	—

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How It Works

Cross-Architecture FFN Breeding

Father: Darwin-4B-David (Gemma4 Transformer, hidden=2560, 42 layers)
Mother: Qwen/Qwen3.5-4B (GatedDeltaNet/Mamba, hidden=2560, 32 layers)

Key insight: hidden_size matches (2560) → direct FFN replacement possible
Method: Attention 100% from Father, FFN blended at per-layer optimal ratios
Optimizer: CMA-ES (Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolution Strategy)
Genome: 42 dimensions (one ratio per layer)
Fitness: CLIcK 60% + MuSR 40% composite score
Frozen layers: L15, L16, L22, L23, L24, L25 (Korean language preservation)

Optimal Genome Discovered by CMA-ES

L00: 0.206  ██████████░  21% Qwen
L07: 0.000  ░░░░░░░░░░░  Auto-protected by CMA-ES
L15: 0.000  ░░░░░░░░░░░  Frozen (Korean)
L22: 0.000  ░░░░░░░░░░░  Frozen (Korean)
L29: 0.291  ██████████████░  29% Qwen (maximum)
L31: 0.244  ████████████░  24% Qwen
L32: 0.273  █████████████░  27% Qwen

Key finding: CMA-ES applied the most aggressive Qwen blending to the final layers (L29-32), which govern output quality.

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Usage

from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForCausalLM

tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(
    "FINAL-Bench/Darwin-4B-Genesis",
    trust_remote_code=True,
)
model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(
    "FINAL-Bench/Darwin-4B-Genesis",
    dtype="bfloat16",
    device_map="auto",
    trust_remote_code=True,
)

messages = [{"role": "user", "content": "Explain how hybrid vigor works in genetics."}]
text = tokenizer.apply_chat_template(messages, tokenize=False, add_generation_prompt=True)
inputs = tokenizer(text, return_tensors="pt").to(model.device)
outputs = model.generate(**inputs, max_new_tokens=1024, do_sample=False)
print(tokenizer.decode(outputs[0][inputs['input_ids'].shape[-1]:], skip_special_tokens=True))

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Genealogy

google/gemma-4-E4B-it × TeichAI/Claude-Opus-Distill-E4B
    → Darwin-4B-Opus (Gen 1, DARE-TIES merge)

Darwin-4B-Opus × DavidAU/DECKARD-Expresso-Universe
    → Darwin-4B-David (Gen 2, MRI-guided merge, CLIcK 90%)

Darwin-4B-David × Qwen/Qwen3.5-4B
    → Darwin-4B-Genesis (Gen 3, Cross-Arch FFN Breeding, CLIcK 92%) ★

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Citation

@misc{vidraft_darwin_4b_genesis,
  title        = {Darwin-4B-Genesis: World's First Cross-Architecture FFN Breeding},
  author       = {VIDRAFT},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Hugging Face},
  howpublished = {\url{https://huggingface.co/FINAL-Bench/Darwin-4B-Genesis}}
}

@article{kim2026darwin,
  title={Darwin Family: MRI-Trust-Weighted Evolutionary Merging for Training-Free Scaling of Language-Model Reasoning},
  author={Kim, Taebong and Hong, Youngsik and Kim, Minsik and Choi, Sunyoung and Jang, Jaewon and Shin, Junghoon and Kim, Minseo},
  journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.14386},
  year={2026}
}