KyutaiHelium
Helium 1 Preview 2B
Helium 1 Preview is a two-billion-parameter base language model. It supports English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. Kyutai designed this compact release for research into local and mobile language applications.
Research release
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The preview predicts text continuations. It is not the later 24-language Helium 1 release. Applications that need instruction following require additional training and evaluation. The MLX package is a distribution format of this model.helium-1-preview-2b: Kyutai model card
Specifications & access
| Detail | Value and conditions |
|---|---|
| Status | Research release |
| Access | Downloadable |
| Model identifiers | kyutai/helium-1-preview-2bkyutai/helium-1-preview-2b-mlx |
| Weight license | CC BY 4.0.helium-1-preview-2b: Kyutai model card |
| Model type | Base model; not trained to follow instructions or human preferences.helium-1-preview-2b: Kyutai model card |
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