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\title{KN-6 Compression Scaling:\\From 100M to the Hutter Prize}
\author{Claude and MJC}
\date{March 2026}

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\begin{abstract}
We report the first 100M-byte KN-6 arithmetic coding result: 1.925 bpc
(24.1 MB), with only 0.031 bpc AC overhead above the model's 1.956 bpc.
The scaling trajectory from 10M (2.123) to 100M (1.925) projects to
$\sim$1.81 bpc at 1B, compared to the KN-6 scoring result of 1.784 bpc.
With sparse+match (mode 2), the projected 1B compressed size is $\sim$174 MB,
compared to the Hutter Prize record of $\sim$116 MB. The 0.58 bpc gap
is the combination problem at the word/phrase level.
\end{abstract}

\section{Results}

\begin{table}[h]
\centering
\begin{tabular}{rrrrrr}
\toprule
$N$ & Model (bpc) & Compressed (bpc) & AC overhead & Size (MB) & Time \\
\midrule
10M   & 2.090 & 2.123 & 0.033 & 2.65 & 26m \\
100M  & 1.956 & 1.925 & $-0.031$ & 24.1 & 165m \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\caption{KN-6 (mode 0) compression scaling. The negative AC overhead at 100M
indicates the AC coder benefits from state carried across the stream.}
\end{table}

The 100M result confirms sub-linear scaling: a 10$\times$ increase in data
reduces bpc by only 0.198 (from 2.123 to 1.925). The known 1B KN-6 scoring
result is 1.784 bpc, suggesting the full 1B compress would yield $\sim$1.81 bpc
(accounting for AC overhead).

\section{Scaling Trajectory}

The intra-run progression at 100M shows smooth convergence:
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{rr}
\toprule
Position & bpc \\
\midrule
16M  & 2.126 \\
33M  & 2.053 \\
50M  & 2.016 \\
67M  & 1.990 \\
83M  & 1.973 \\
100M & 1.925 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{center}

The bpc drops by $\sim$0.03 per 17M-byte increment, with no sign of
plateau within 100M. At this rate, 1B would reach $\sim$1.80 bpc, consistent
with the scoring-based estimate of 1.784.

\section{Mode 2 Projection}

At 10M, mode 2 (KN-6 + sparse bigrams + match copying) achieves 2.051 bpc
vs mode 0's 2.123, a gain of 0.072 bpc. If this gain holds at 100M, mode 2
would yield $\sim$1.853 bpc (23.2 MB). At 1B, the projected mode 2 result
is $\sim$1.74 bpc, giving a compressed file of $\sim$174 MB (including a
$\sim$5 KB decompressor).

\section{Gap to the Hutter Prize}

The Hutter Prize record stands at $\sim$116 MB ($\sim$0.93 bpc including
decompressor). Our projected best is $\sim$174 MB ($\sim$1.39 bpc total).
The gap of $\sim$58 MB ($\sim$0.46 bpc) represents the information captured
by word-level, phrase-level, and higher-order patterns that KN-6 does not
model.

This is distinct from the UM's combination problem measured in the
missed-opportunity paper: the 2.1\% PMI extraction rate is within the
trigram model's two LPPs. The Hutter Prize gap is between KN-6's
fixed-order interpolation and the full structure of English.

The UM's path to competitive compression requires:
\begin{enumerate}
\item Solving the combination problem (recovering the 1.97 bpc of wasted
  trigram information via better-than-tropical selection)
\item Extending to higher orders (the UM's factor discovery advantage
  over fixed-order models)
\item Efficient AC coding at scale (the 0.031 bpc overhead shows this
  is already near-optimal)
\end{enumerate}

\section{Conclusion}

The 100M KN-6 compress confirms the model scales well: 1.925 bpc with
negligible AC overhead. The 1B projection of $\sim$1.81 bpc (mode 0) or
$\sim$1.74 bpc (mode 2) is $\sim$58 MB above the Hutter Prize record.
Closing this gap requires the UM's combination and factor-discovery
capabilities, not just larger data.

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