Top 100 of 26,000 in the Gemini XPRIZE

2026 · CLYTE

Sophie 4.5

CLYTE's first full product: Sophie out of beta, built for the Gemini XPRIZE, where it made the top 100 of 26,000.

LOG · WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT DOES

Sophie 4.5 was our first full product, built for the Gemini XPRIZE competition, and it started our shift toward building the monetization infrastructure. It brought a new UI and notes; a direct connection from the scratch analyzer to the chat; a new FDA guidance engine, added per user request, that talks to the regular chat; a dedicated analytics engine; and a visualizer that lets users visualize methods and scientific drawings.

WHY

We had enough feedback and users that we felt ready to get out of beta, and it happened to coincide with the Gemini XPRIZE, so we used that as an excuse to build the full product.

WHAT I WORKED ON

Everything.

WHAT CAME OF IT

It was a success: top 100 out of 26,000 in the XPRIZE, user growth, and more feedback, which led us to rebuild from the ground up again. It was in use until version 5.0 replaced it.

OBJECT
M43
YEAR
2026
CONTEXT
CLYTE
CATEGORY
work
TYPE
software
STATE
out in the world
TOPICS

PLATES · 10

  • PLATE ISophie 4.5, announced on clyte.tech

  • PLATE IIThe chat, with notes and references beside it

  • PLATE IIIThe tour: three tools, one workspace

  • PLATE IVThe tour: daily credits

  • PLATE VThe analyzer, a click away from the chat

  • PLATE VIThe gap numbers, picked up by the chat

  • PLATE VIIPlans: Free, Starter, Pro and Team

  • PLATE VIIIA page for the migration analyzer

  • PLATE IXIn the Gemini XPRIZE Top 100

  • PLATE XOfficial selection

DEMO · 1

  • Sophie 4.0: The First Agentic AI Built for Biomedical Research — Full DemoON YOUTUBE

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