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IFM Paris releases K2 Horizon, a radically open fleet of six frontier models

IFM Paris has launched K2 Horizon, a suite of six open-source language models ranging in size from 0.9 billion to 375 billion parameters. The models, including 0.9B, 3.7B, and 7B variants, achieve state-of-the-art performance for their respective scales in areas like reasoning, mathematics, and coding. K2 Horizon is notable for its radical openness, providing full access to the training lifecycle, including intermediate checkpoints, data recipes, architecture details, and training code, making it the most comprehensive open model release to date for agentic tasks. AI

IMPACT Sets new performance benchmarks for smaller model sizes and provides unprecedented openness for agentic AI research.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card and full training lifecycle details.

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IFM Paris releases K2 Horizon, a radically open fleet of six frontier models

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COVERAGE [6]

  1. Hacker News — AI stories ≥50 points TIER_1 English(EN) · karimf ·

    K2 Horizon: Frontier Performance, Radically Open

  2. MarkTechPost TIER_1 English(EN) · Asif Razzaq ·

    IFM Releases K2 Horizon: Six Apache 2.0 Models From 0.9B to 375B

    <p>Most open model launches release one checkpoint and a benchmark table. The Institute of Foundation Models (IFM) released something wider last week. IFM is the frontier lab launched by MBZUAI in May 2025. K2 Horizon is a fleet of six models: 375B-A23B, 36B-A4B, 32B, 7B, 3.7B an…

  3. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    K2 Horizon: A connected fleet of six open models https:// ifm.ai/blog/k2/ # ai

    K2 Horizon: A connected fleet of six open models https:// ifm.ai/blog/k2/ # ai

  4. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Few_Painter_5588 ·

    Introducing K2 Horizon: Frontier Performance, Radically Open

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1w68rj6/introducing_k2_horizon_frontier_performance/"> <img alt="Introducing K2 Horizon: Frontier Performance, Radically Open" src="https://external-preview.redd.it/efz1TrUysILax760Xymu5uULA_LzJX9iJMsb1YDxwJ4.…

  5. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · aitools2u ·

    🤖 【MarkTechPost AI】IFM Releases K2 Horizon: Six Apache 2.0 Models From 0.9B to 375B Most open model launches release one checkpoint and a benchmark table. The I

    🤖 【MarkTechPost AI】IFM Releases K2 Horizon: Six Apache 2.0 Models From 0.9B to 375B Most open model launches release one checkpoint and a benchmark table. The Institute of Foundation Models (IFM) released... # AI # TechNews 🔗 https://www. marktechpost.com/2026/09/06/if m-releases…

  6. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · CuratedHackerNews ·

    K2 Horizon: Frontier Performance, Radically Open https:// ifm.ai/blog/k2/ # ai

    K2 Horizon: Frontier Performance, Radically Open https:// ifm.ai/blog/k2/ # ai