LongCat-2.5 Announced With Native Multimodality Aimed at Agentic Tasks

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A new model called LongCat-2.5 has been introduced, featuring native multimodality designed for agentic tasks. The announcement was shared through the LongCat team's blog and drew attention on Hacker News. The source material provides only the headline, link, and discussion metrics, with 20 points and 8 comments. Specific technical details, benchmarks, and capabilities are not available in the provided text. Readers interested in the model's architecture and performance should consult the original blog post.

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