Upstage "Solar Open 2, Proves GPT-5 Level... Upstage Company Launched
Key Points
- 1Upstage claims its 'Solar Open 2' preview, an open-source AI model, achieves performance comparable to Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.6 and OpenAI's GPT-5, evidenced by an AAII score of 44.4 and 98% agent capability.
- 2The company announced the launch of 'Upstage Company,' integrating the Daum portal operator AXZ and AI agent platform Timely, advocating for sovereign AI and emphasizing the importance of combining AI agents for practical business applications.
- 3This new structure will develop offerings like 'Agent Daum,' a portal for AI agents leveraging existing data for "hybrid search" and specialized vertical searches, alongside the procedural agent 'Upstage Studio' and codeless platform 'Timely.'
Upstage announced that the preview version of its open-source model, "Solar Open2," currently under development as part of a government-led "independent AI foundation model" project, has achieved performance levels comparable to Anthropic's "Claude Sonnet 4.6" and OpenAI's "GPT-5." This claim is based on a score of 44.4 points on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (AAII). Furthermore, its agent capabilities, measured by the -bench standard, reached 98%, surpassing DeepSeek's "V4 Pro" (96.2%) and closely matching Anthropic's "Fable 5" (98.5%).
Upstage emphasized the necessity of "Korea's sovereign AI," citing recent U.S. administrative actions restricting foreign access to advanced models like Anthropic's Fable5 and Mythos5.
In a strategic restructuring, Upstage declared its transformation into "Upstage Company," focusing on proprietary AI models, general users, and AI agents. This new entity comprises Upstage (core AI model development), AXZ (operator of the "Daum" portal, recently acquired), and Timely (a general-purpose AI agent platform).
The company introduced an agent-centric approach for AI adoption in real-world business environments. Key initiatives include:
- Upstage Studio: A procedural agent platform designed to automate work processes by combining task steps like modular blocks. This aims to integrate autonomous and procedural agents to lead the "agent era."
- Timely: An AI agent platform that allows users to create personalized work environments with single clicks, requiring no coding. Its core function is to transform individual AI usage experiences into shared organizational assets.
- Agent Daum: A next-generation portal designed for AI agents, building upon Daum's 30 years of accumulated high-quality data and its user base of over 10 million weekly active users. This initiative plans to integrate Upstage's AI models into Daum's services. It aims to evolve from traditional keyword-based searches that list links to a "hybrid search" model where AI agents autonomously combine keywords and context to provide direct answers. A "Daum AI Overview" feature, which automatically summarizes search results, was demonstrated, and the platform will enhance specialized vertical searches in areas like shopping, dining, travel, and real estate.