# Kronos vs Recursive Flint (slim)

> Recursive Flint scores 61 (C) to Kronos's 55.2 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Recursive Flint scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Kronos's 55.2 (C), and leads in every scored category. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Kronos: C 55.2, rank #86 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kronos.min.md
- Recursive Flint: C 61, rank #50 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/recursive-flint.min.md
- Kronos, good for Agents that need a quick local forecast or synthetic sample of a candlestick series on modest hardware, for research or as one input among others.
- Recursive Flint, good for Agents doing repository work on a 32 to 48 GB Mac or NVIDIA box that want a fast sparse coder with documented tool calls and a plain licence. Ahead on Reach, 75 against 55; Risk, 60 against 50; Agent interface, 90 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 67 against 61.

| Category | Kronos | Recursive Flint |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 55 | 75 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 60 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 60 | 90 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 61 | 67 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Kronos | Recursive Flint |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Yu Shi (shiyu-coder, NeoQuasar), Tsinghua University | Recursive |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-04-13 | 2026-10-21 |
| Popularity | 43k stars | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (4) |