README.md

---
license: apache-2.0
base_model:
  - FINAL-Bench/Darwin-4B-David
  - Qwen/Qwen3.5-4B
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
  - apache-2.0
  - world-first
language:
  - ko
  - en
  - zh
  - ja
  - de
  - fr
  - es
pipeline_tag: text-generation
model-index:
  - name: Darwin-4B-Genesis
    results:
      - task:
          type: text-generation
          name: Korean Cultural Understanding
        dataset:
          type: EunsuKim/CLIcK
          name: CLIcK
        metrics:
          - type: accuracy
            value: 92.0
            name: Accuracy
            verified: false
      - task:
          type: text-generation
          name: Multi-Step Reasoning
        dataset:
          type: TAUR-Lab/MuSR
          name: MuSR
        metrics:
          - type: accuracy
            value: 70.0
            name: Accuracy
            verified: false
---

# Darwin-4B-Genesis

<p align="center">
  <a href="https://huggingface.co/FINAL-Bench/Darwin-4B-Opus"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/🧬_Gen1-Darwin--4B--Opus-blue?style=for-the-badge" alt="Gen1"></a>
  <a href="https://huggingface.co/FINAL-Bench/Darwin-4B-David"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/🧬_Gen2-Darwin--4B--David-blue?style=for-the-badge" alt="Gen2"></a>
  <a href="https://huggingface.co/FINAL-Bench/Darwin-4B-Genesis"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/⭐_Gen3-Darwin--4B--Genesis-gold?style=for-the-badge" alt="Gen3"></a>
</p>

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  <a href="https://huggingface.co/FINAL-Bench/Darwin-9B-Opus"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/🧬_Model-Darwin--9B--Opus-blue?style=for-the-badge" alt="9B"></a>
  <a href="https://huggingface.co/spaces/FINAL-Bench/Darwin-9B-Opus"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/🚀_Space-9B_Demo-purple?style=for-the-badge" alt="9B Space"></a>
  <a href="https://huggingface.co/FINAL-Bench/Darwin-31B-Opus"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/🧬_Model-Darwin--31B--Opus-blue?style=for-the-badge" alt="31B"></a>
  <a href="https://huggingface.co/spaces/FINAL-Bench/Darwin-31B-Opus"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/🚀_Space-31B_Demo-purple?style=for-the-badge" alt="31B Space"></a>
</p>

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  <a href="https://huggingface.co/FINAL-Bench/Darwin-35B-A3B-Opus"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/🧬_Model-Darwin--35B--A3B--Opus-blue?style=for-the-badge" alt="35B"></a>
  <a href="https://huggingface.co/spaces/FINAL-Bench/Darwin-35B-A3B-Opus"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/🚀_Space-35B_Demo-purple?style=for-the-badge" alt="35B Space"></a>
  <a href="https://huggingface.co/FINAL-Bench/Darwin-35B-A3B-Opus-Q8-GGUF"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/📦_GGUF-Q8--Official-yellow?style=for-the-badge" alt="Q8 GGUF"></a>
  <a href="https://huggingface.co/bartowski/FINAL-Bench_Darwin-35B-A3B-Opus-GGUF"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/📦_GGUF-bartowski-yellow?style=for-the-badge" alt="bartowski GGUF"></a>
</p>

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  <a href="https://huggingface.co/spaces/FINAL-Bench/Leaderboard"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/🏆_FINAL_Bench-Leaderboard-green?style=for-the-badge" alt="FINAL Bench"></a>
  <a href="https://huggingface.co/spaces/FINAL-Bench/all-bench-leaderboard"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/📊_ALL_Bench-Leaderboard-orange?style=for-the-badge" alt="ALL Bench"></a>
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> **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**.

---

<p align="center">
  <img src="tree.png" alt="Darwin-4B-Genesis" width="100%">
</p>


## 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.

### 3. Manual vs Evolution

| Method | CLIcK | MuSR |
|---|---|---|
| Manual 50% blend | ~23% | — |
| Manual 30% selective blend | 62% | 45% |
| **CMA-ES 42D automatic search** | **92%** | **70%** |

Human-chosen ratios fail. Evolutionary search succeeds.

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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% | — |

A 4B model dominates the K-AI leaderboard's #1 model (27B) on both CLIcK and MuSR.

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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. The algorithm determined that "Qwen's generation quality exceeds Darwin's" for those specific layers — while simultaneously protecting critical layers (L7, L18, L28) by driving their ratios to zero.

### Training Cost

| | This Model | Typical Hybrid |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | H100 × 1 | Hundreds to thousands |
| Time | 155 minutes | Weeks to months |
| Training data | 0 tokens | Trillions of tokens |
| Training compute | Fitness evaluation only | Full pre-training |

---

## 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%) ★
```

### DNA Composition

```
Gemma4 Transformer (skeleton, Attention)  ~50%
Claude Opus Distill (reasoning patterns)  ~20%
DECKARD Universe (Korean, creativity)     ~15%
Qwen3.5 GatedDeltaNet (Mamba FFN)         ~15%
```

---

## What Is FFN Breeding?

AI models have two main components:

- **Attention** = the brain (decides what to focus on, reasoning chains)
- **FFN** = the muscles (stores knowledge, processes patterns)

Darwin-4B-Genesis keeps the **brain from the father (Transformer)** and blends in **muscles from the mother (Mamba)** at optimal ratios. As long as the FFN input/output dimensions match (hidden_size=2560), the swap works — like a USB-C port that accepts any compatible charger.

---

## Usage

```python
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))
```

---

## Hardware Requirements

| Setup | VRAM | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA RTX 4090 (24GB) | 24 GB | BF16 fits |
| NVIDIA RTX 3090 (24GB) | 24 GB | BF16 fits |
| NVIDIA H100 (93GB) | 93 GB | Comfortable |
| Mac M3 Max (36GB) | 36 GB | Comfortable |

Dense 4B model — runs on a single consumer GPU.

---

## Model Specifications

| | |
|---|---|
| Architecture | Gemma4 Dense (Transformer Attention + Mamba FFN hybrid) |
| Effective Parameters | 4B (8B total with PLE) |
| Hidden Size | 2560 |
| Intermediate Size | 10240 |
| Layers | 42 |
| Context Length | 32,768 |
| License | Apache 2.0 |

---

## How This Differs from Prior Work

| | Existing Hybrids | Darwin-4B-Genesis |
|---|---|---|
| Examples | Jamba, Nemotron-H, Granite 4.0 | This model |
| Method | Design → train from scratch | Breed trained models → zero training |
| Cost | Thousands of GPU·hours | H100 × 1, 2.6 hours |
| Data | Trillions of tokens | 0 tokens (fitness eval only) |
| Ratio selection | Manual architecture design | CMA-ES 42D automatic search |
| Hybrid Vigor | Not tested | Benchmarked and confirmed |

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## Future Work

- Cross-breeding with RWKV-7, xLSTM, and other architectures
- Scaling to 31B/35B models with the same technique
- Paper: "Cross-Architecture FFN Breeding with Evolutionary Optimization"
- Patents: Methods for selective FFN transplantation across architectures

---

## Acknowledgements

- Korean Government — GPU Support Program research grant
- [Google](https://huggingface.co/google) — Gemma4 E4B architecture
- [Alibaba Qwen Team](https://huggingface.co/Qwen) — Qwen3.5-4B GatedDeltaNet
- [TeichAI](https://huggingface.co/TeichAI) — Claude Opus Distill model
- [DavidAU](https://huggingface.co/DavidAU) — DECKARD-Expresso-Universe model
- [Jackrong](https://huggingface.co/Jackrong) — Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled

---

## Citation

```bibtex
@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}}
}
```