TII’s Falcon H1R 7B can out-reason models up to 7x its size — and it’s (mostly) open

For the last two years, the prevailing logic in generative AI has been one of brute force: if you want better reasoning, you need a bigger model. While "small" models (under 10 billion parameters) have become capable conversationalists, they have historically crumbled when asked to perform multi-step logical deduction or complex mathematical proofs.Today, the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in Abu Dhabi is cha…