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IBM launches Granite Switch 4.1 modular LLM with 30B/8B parameters

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IBM has released Granite Switch 4.1, a modular large language model available in 30B and 8B parameter versions. This model integrates a base model with adapters for specialized decisions and a speech-to-text encoder, allowing a single endpoint to handle natural language responses, decision-making, and audio transcription. The model is released under the Apache 2.0 license and supports a 128K context window. AI

IMPACT Modular design allows a single endpoint to handle chat, decisions, and speech, potentially streamlining AI deployments.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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IBM launches Granite Switch 4.1 modular LLM with 30B/8B parameters

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