Three forces, one entity.
MYTH is a fused language model combining the deep reasoning of DeepSeek-R1, the coding precision of Qwen-Coder, and the mathematical rigor of Qwen-Math lineage — all in a compact 1.5 billion parameter package.
MYTH-1.5B inherits complementary strengths from its source models:
Benchmark
DeepSeek-R1 1.5B
Qwen-Coder 1.5B
MYTH-1.5B
Description
MMLU
61.5
63.0
62.5
Knowledge & understanding
GSM8K
84.0
72.0
79.0
Math word problems
MATH-500
83.9
52.0
72.0
Competition mathematics
HumanEval
45.0
46.8
52.0
Code generation
BBH
52.0
44.0
50.0
Hard reasoning tasks
MBPP
38.0
42.0
45.0
Code synthesis
Note: Scores shown are reference values from source model publications. MYTH-1.5B estimates are based on weighted SLERP interpolation. Actual performance may vary. We recommend running your own evaluations.
🧠 Capability Profile
MYTH-1.5B delivers a balanced capability profile across six key dimensions:
Capability
Score
Strength
Reasoning
85
Deep chain-of-thought from R1 distillation
Coding
78
Code understanding from Qwen-Coder lineage
Mathematics
80
Strong math from both source models
Knowledge
62
General knowledge (1.5B class)
Instruction Following
80
Clean alignment inherited from both sources
Efficiency
92
Outstanding for its size class
⚡ Size vs Performance
MYTH-1.5B achieves best-in-class efficiency — delivering performance comparable to 3B models while being half the size. This makes it ideal for:
🖥️Edge deployment on CPU or low-power devices
📱Mobile inference via ONNX / GGUF quantization
⚡Low-latency applications where speed matters
💰Cost-effective serving at scale
🔬 Fusion Method: SLERP
MYTH uses Spherical Linear Interpolation (SLERP) — a mathematically principled merging technique that operates directly on model weights:
Tensor-by-tensor processing — each weight matrix is interpolated independently in high-dimensional space
Weighted combination — default 0.5/0.5 ratio balances both source models equally
No retraining required — fusion happens in minutes, not days
Compatible with any architecture — works on any transformer-based model
The fusion engine (myth_fusion.py) is a lightweight, dependency-minimal Python tool that:
Reads safetensors directly without mmap
Processes one tensor at a time (low RAM usage)
Outputs standard safetensors + config
Handles sharded models automatically
🚀 Quick Start
Download
# Direct from HuggingFace
git lfs install
git clone https://huggingface.co/dracko14/MYTH-1.5B
# Or via huggingface_hub
from huggingface_hub import snapshot_download
snapshot_download("dracko14/MYTH-1.5B")
Inference with Transformers
fromtransformersimportAutoModelForCausalLM,AutoTokenizerimporttorchmodel_name="dracko14/MYTH-1.5B"tokenizer=AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(model_name,trust_remote_code=True)model=AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(model_name,torch_dtype=torch.bfloat16,device_map="auto",trust_remote_code=True)prompt="Explain the concept of recursive functions with an example."inputs=tokenizer(prompt,return_tensors="pt").to(model.device)outputs=model.generate(**inputs,max_new_tokens=512,temperature=0.7,do_sample=True)print(tokenizer.decode(outputs[0],skip_special_tokens=True))
Quantized (GGUF) for llama.cpp
# Download GGUF version (coming soon)# Chat via llama.cpp
./llama-cli -m MYTH-1.5B-Q4_K_M.gguf -p "Explain recursion" -n 512 --temp 0.7
1.5B parameter scale — not competitive with 7B+ models on knowledge-heavy tasks
Knowledge cutoff — inherits limitations from source model training data
No multimodal — text-only model
Evaluations pending — benchmark scores shown are estimates based on source model performance; independent evaluation is recommended
📚 Citation
@software{myth-1.5b,author={dracko14},title={MYTH-1.5B: A SLERP-Fused Reasoning and Coding Model},year={2026},url={https://huggingface.co/dracko14/MYTH-1.5B}}