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IFM releases K2-Horizon models with large context windows · 4 sources tracked

IFM has released several new models, including K2-Horizon-MoVA-36B-A4B and K2-Horizon-7B, available on Hugging Face. These models offer large context windows and are designed for various applications, with detailed instructions provided for integration with popular libraries and inference providers like Transformers, vLLM, and SGLang. The K2-Horizon-MoVA-36B-A4B model, in particular, is highlighted for its performance at a smaller active parameter count, competing with larger models and even closed-source frontier models. AI

IMPACT These releases provide new options for developers and researchers, particularly those needing large context windows or efficient MoE architectures.

RANK_REASON Multiple model releases from IFM, including MoVA and 7B variants, with detailed integration guides.

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IFM releases K2-Horizon models with large context windows · 4 sources tracked

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COVERAGE [6]

  1. Hugging Face Trending Models TIER_1 (HU) · IFM ·

    IFM/K2-Horizon-MoVA-36B-A4B-GGUF

    text-generation · 1,258 downloads · 66 likes

  2. Hugging Face Trending Models TIER_1 (HU) · IFM ·

    IFM/K2-Horizon-375B-A23B

    text-generation · 2,809 downloads · 69 likes

  3. Hugging Face Trending Models TIER_1 (HR) · IFM ·

    IFM/K2-Horizon-7B

    text-generation · 1,256 downloads · 71 likes

  4. Hugging Face Trending Models TIER_1 (HU) · IFM ·

    IFM/K2-Horizon-MoVA-36B-A4B

    text-generation · 0 downloads · 72 likes

  5. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 (SL) · /u/PhilippeEiffel ·

    IFM/K2-Horizon-*

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>IFM (Institute of Fundation Models) just released new models:</p> <p>- 7B (dense)</p> <p>- 32B (dense) Note: stage1 (checkpoint), not finalized</p> <p>- 36B A4B (MoE)</p> <p>- 375B A23B (MoE)</p> <p>0.9B and 3.7B few days ago.</p> <p>See HuggingF…

  6. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/edward-dev ·

    Has anyone already tried IFM's new K2-Horizon-MoVA-36B-A4B?

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1w6t0a9/has_anyone_already_tried_ifms_new/"> <img alt="Has anyone already tried IFM's new K2-Horizon-MoVA-36B-A4B?" src="https://external-preview.redd.it/-1cbwtFMI6Oa_Cdkfx8F5Ts1l4Z_sQcKUrUdcbxZwng.png?width=6…