Feyn AI Releases SQRL, a Text-to-SQL Model Family That Inspects the Database Before Writing a Query

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Feyn Labs has released SQRL, a family of text-to-SQL models that inspect databases using read-only probes before generating SQL queries. The flagship SQRL-35B-A3B achieves 70.6% execution accuracy on the BIRD Dev benchmark, narrowly outperforming Claude Opus 4.6. The models distill into self-hostable 4B and 9B checkpoints, enabling on-premise deployment without relying on external API providers.

• •SQRL models probe databases read-only before writing SQL, improving query accuracy
• •Flagship SQRL-35B-A3B hits 70.6% on BIRD Dev, edging Claude Opus 4.6
• •Distilled 4B and 9B checkpoints are self-hostable for on-premise use

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