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Qwen3.8 Flash-Next on Gentle grid 2

Solved: 51 of 51 blank cells right. It said it was 100% sure. All of Qwen3.8 Flash-Next's answers.

RESULTSolved
CELLS RIGHT51 / 51
SAID100% sure
MODEL TIME12.3 min
COSTlocal, no list price
TOKENS IN / OUT362 / 15,630

5 given 5 filled correctly 53 wrong, with the right digit 3 left empty

The end of its reply

Looking at this puzzle, I'll solve it systematically by finding cells with limited possibilities and using elimination.

**Key deductions:**
1. In Box 6, 4 can only go in (4,9), then 5 only in (4,7), leading to (5,9)=3, (5,7)=6
2. Row 4 completes: (4,3)=1, then Box 5 pair {6,9} forces (6,5)=8, (5,6)=4, (6,4)=5, (5,4)=7
3. Row 5 completes: (5,3)=9, (5,1)=5
4. Column 5: (6,5)=8 forces (2,5)=6, then (4,5)=9, (8,5)=7
5. Box 7: 6 only fits in (7,1), then col 1 forces (9,1)=1
6. Systematic elimination fills remaining cells

**Final solution:**

<grid>
817943265
243865719
956127438
781396524
529714683
364582971
675431892
438279156
192658347
</grid>

<confidence>100</confidence>

Grid gentle-1 of set v1, 30 givens. Puzzle as one line: .1..4....2....57.9..6.274..78.3...2..2..1..8......2971..543.8..4..2....6....5..4.