olmo
13.72B parameters
Commercial OK
Reviewed November 2026

OLMo 2 13B

AI2's fully-open 13B. Apache 2.0; full training data + checkpoints + recipes published. The reproducibility-first model in the 13B class.

License: Apache 2.0·Released Nov 26, 2024·Context: 4,096 tokens

Overview

AI2's fully-open 13B. Apache 2.0; full training data + checkpoints + recipes published. The reproducibility-first model in the 13B class.

Strengths

  • Fully-open training data
  • Apache 2.0
  • AI2 research backing

Weaknesses

  • Trails Qwen 2.5 / Llama 3.x on benchmarks

Quantization variants

Each quantization trades model quality for file size and VRAM. Q4_K_M is the most popular starting point.

QuantizationFile sizeVRAM required
Q4_K_M7.8 GB10 GB

Get the model

HuggingFace

Original weights

huggingface.co/allenai/OLMo-2-1124-13B-Instruct

Source repository — direct quantization required.

Hardware that runs this

Cards with enough VRAM for at least one quantization of OLMo 2 13B.

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Frequently asked

What's the minimum VRAM to run OLMo 2 13B?

10GB of VRAM is enough to run OLMo 2 13B at the Q4_K_M quantization (file size 7.8 GB). Higher-quality quantizations need more.

Can I use OLMo 2 13B commercially?

Yes — OLMo 2 13B ships under the Apache 2.0, which permits commercial use. Always read the license text before deployment.

What's the context length of OLMo 2 13B?

OLMo 2 13B supports a context window of 4,096 tokens (about 4K).

Source: huggingface.co/allenai/OLMo-2-1124-13B-Instruct

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