Raindrop AI Launches Rd-Signal-2 Frontier Classifier

Ben Hylak, co-founder and CTO of Raindrop AI, posted that the company introduced rd-signal-2, a frontier classification model. He stated it matches leading model performance at 1/1600th the cost of GPT 5.6 Sol. The announcement covered free trials inside the Raindrop AI platform plus a new API for training and hosting custom classifiers with zero data retention. Replies from investors and researchers noted the model's efficiency and self-improving potential. Hylak shared follow-up posts about a robot figure and post-launch team dinners.