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Apertus-v1.5-70B multimodal model released on Hugging Face

The swiss-ai/Apertus-v1.5-70B model is now available on Hugging Face, offering multimodal capabilities for image-to-text generation. Instructions are provided for integrating the model with popular libraries like Transformers and inference providers such as vLLM and SGLang. Users must agree to terms and share contact information to access the model, which is licensed under Apache 2.0. AI

IMPACT Enables new multimodal applications and provides integration options for developers.

RANK_REASON Model release from a recognized AI lab (swiss-ai) with multimodal capabilities. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Apertus-v1.5-70B multimodal model released on Hugging Face

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