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Research#llm👥 CommunityAnalyzed: Jan 3, 2026 16:45

Improving search ranking with chess Elo scores

Published:Jul 16, 2025 14:17
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The article introduces new search rerankers (zerank-1 and zerank-1-small) developed by ZeroEntropy, a company building search infrastructure for RAG and AI Agents. The models are trained using a novel Elo score inspired pipeline, detailed in an attached blog. The approach involves collecting soft preferences between documents using LLMs, fitting an Elo-style rating system, and normalizing relevance scores. The article invites community feedback and provides access to the models via API and Hugging Face.
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The core innovation is the use of an Elo-style rating system for ranking documents, inspired by chess.

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This article announces a collaboration between Stability AI and Arm to release a smaller, faster, and more efficient version of Stable Audio Open, designed for on-device audio generation. The key benefit is the potential for real-world deployment on smartphones, leveraging Arm's widespread technology. The focus is on improved performance and efficiency while maintaining audio quality and prompt adherence.
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We’re open-sourcing Stable Audio Open Small in partnership with Arm, whose technology powers 99% of smartphones globally. Building on the industry-leading text-to-audio model Stable Audio Open, the new compact variant is smaller and faster, while preserving output quality and prompt adherence.