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Every paper checked in the week of 12–18 Oct 2026 · Small and efficient models — nothing is hidden. Brief papers first.

Paper	Topic	Relevance
TurnCost: Turns, Not Observations: Cache-Aware Loop Engineering for Coding Agents Analyzes coding-agent trajectories to model execution costs under prompt caching, showing turn count matters far more than observation token length. In brief · #2Surprising resultPeer-reviewed8/10 suggested	Small and efficient models via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17	On-topic Evaluates prefix caching, observation compression, and model delegation costs for efficient serving.
What You Sign Is Not What You Run: The Verifiability Gap in Quantized LLM Supply Chains This paper examines the verifiability gap in quantized model supply chains, showing that common GGUF artifacts lack necessary build environment disclosures. In brief · #3Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested	Small and efficient models via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06	On-topic Examines reproducibility and verifiability gaps in quantized GGUF LLM deployment pipelines.
Facts Don't Speak Louder than Words: The Behavioral Essence of Long-CoT Distillation The paper studies long chain-of-thought distillation and argues improvements stem from structured reasoning patterns rather than factual correctness. In brief · #4Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested	Small and efficient models via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17	On-topic Investigates the mechanics of reasoning distillation to make reasoning models smaller and more efficient.

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