AI Launch Profile
Phind-405B and Phind Instant announcement
Phind announced Phind-405B as a flagship model and Phind Instant for faster internet-sourced technical answers.
At a glance
Launch Snapshot
- Company
- Phind
- Launch date
- September 5, 2024
- Launch type
- Model Release
- Category
- AI Coding Tools, AI Search Tools
- Audience
- Developers, Engineering Teams
- Pricing
- Free and paid plans are listed on the official pricing page.
- Free plan
- Yes
- API
- No
- Open weights/source
- No
Launch Context
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Verification & Sources
- Evidence state
- Recheck due
- Source links
- 3
- Freshness
- Needs recheck: checked June 24, 2026
- Last updated
- June 24, 2026
What this evidence state means
- Definition
- The claim was previously checked, but its review window expired or a material change may have invalidated it.
- Required provenance
- The prior evidence and check date are retained, together with the expiry or change signal that triggered recheck.
- Owner
- Kingy freshness queue owner and assigned editorial reviewer
- Freshness rule
- This is already outside its freshness rule. It must not be presented as current until reviewed against current evidence.
- Disputes and corrections
- Use “Suggest a correction” on the record. Kingy editorial reviews the cited evidence, records material corrections, and changes or removes the state when it is not supported.
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Kingy Launch Score
6.6 / 10 · Mixed
One earned credibility score, computed from cited evidence — not a placeholder. How the Kingy Launch Score works
Why this score
- Source & verification 6.5/10 — The primary source is an official X post plus product and pricing pages — a weak primary for a model announcement. x.com
- Product evidence 7.0/10 — A live product with a free plan. phind.com
- Significance & novelty 6.0/10 — A flagship model plus a faster tier for internet-sourced technical answers — a solid developer-search update. x.com
- Traction signals not scored — insufficient sourced evidence
- Offer clarity 7.0/10 — Free and paid plans are listed on the official pricing page. phind.com
Evidence checked 2026-07-10
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Kingy AI Take
Phind announced Phind-405B as its flagship model alongside Phind Instant for faster internet-sourced technical answers (phind.com). Developers and Engineering Teams researching implementation details get both a deeper and a quicker mode with a free tier. The record's primary source is a social post rather than a technical writeup, so treat capability claims lightly and judge the product by answers to your own hard questions.
Who it is for
Developers and engineering teams researching implementation details or debugging code.
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