New SOTA: Poetiq uses self-optimizing harness to surpass e.g. Opus 4.7 with Gemini 3 Flash

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Summary

Poetiq claims new state-of-the-art coding performance using a self-optimizing harness with Gemini 3 Flash, surpassing Opus 4.7.

Check out their blog post here: [Poetiq | Recursive Self-Improvement Delivers New SOTA Coding Performance](https://poetiq.ai/posts/recursive_self_improvement_coding/)
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