Subquadratic
1 model across 1 family · Latest: SubQ 1M-Preview (2026-05)
Efficiency is Intelligence
Subquadratic is an AI research organization founded in 2026. Efficiency is Intelligence. Subquadratic ships 1 model family totaling 1 model, with the most recent release SubQ 1M-Preview in 2026-05. Notable families include SubQ. Use it as a stable reference for lab background, release coverage, and follow-up model pages as they are added. Researchers and evaluators can scan counts, links, release history, and source references without leaving the directory.
About
Subquadratic Inc. is a frontier AI research and infrastructure company founded in 2026 and backed by $29M in seed funding from investors including Javier Villamizar (former SoftBank Vision Fund), Justin Mateen (Tinder co-founder, JAM Fund), and early investors in Anthropic, OpenAI, Stripe, and Brex. Led by CEO Justin Dangel and CTO Alexander Whedon, the company employs 11 PhD researchers and engineers from Meta, Google, Oxford, Cambridge, ByteDance, Adobe, and Microsoft. Their core innovation is a fully sub-quadratic sparse-attention LLM architecture that reduces attention compute by ~1,000x vs. standard transformers at 12M token context, while maintaining competitive benchmark performance on SWE-Bench, RULER, and MRCR.
Featured models
| Model | Released | Context | Input price ($/1M) | Output price ($/1M) | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SubQ 1M-Preview | 2026-05-05 | 1M | - | - | Proprietary |
Model families
Recent releases
- SubQ 1M-Preview- 2026-05-05
FAQ
Who founded Subquadratic and when?
Subquadratic was founded in 2026.
What models has Subquadratic released?
Subquadratic ships 1 model across 1 family: SubQ.
Is Subquadratic's technology open source?
Subquadratic's models are proprietary.
What is Subquadratic known for?
Efficiency is Intelligence. Its most prominent tracked family is SubQ.
How can I access Subquadratic's models?
Subquadratic's models are available via SubQ API.
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Last reviewed: 2026-05-05. Data sourced from public lab announcements and provider documentation.