Bhaktapur-based Startup Challenges Global AI Giants with New 'Magnus' Model
Summary
Bhaktapur-based AI startup Segiya has launched Sage 2.5 Magnus, a 120 billion parameter language model that competes with global AI giants while also developing advanced AI solutions for Nepal's digital sectors.
Key Points
- Nepali AI company Segiya launched Sage 2.5 Magnus, a 120 billion parameter language model built from scratch.
- Magnus scored 83.5 in competitive mathematics benchmarks, outperforming Alibaba's Qwen3 model.
- Segiya's AI products include Helios, a KYC infrastructure used by major payment providers in Nepal.
- Segiya also developed Vora, a multilingual speech system supporting Nepali and regional languages to aid digital transformation.
