Stable LM 2 12B
Stability AI's 12B. Stable LM line; commercial use is free under the Stability AI Community License below USD 1M annual revenue. Solid baseline at 12B class.
Overview
Stability AI's 12B. Stable LM line; commercial use is free under the Stability AI Community License below USD 1M annual revenue. Solid baseline at 12B class.
Strengths
- 12B size class
- Stability AI lineage
Weaknesses
- Community License needs an enterprise license above USD 1M annual revenue
Quantization variants
Each quantization trades model quality for file size and VRAM. Q4_K_M is the most popular starting point.
| Quantization | File size | VRAM required |
|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_M | 7.2 GB | 10 GB |
Get the model
HuggingFace
Original weights
Source repository — direct quantization required.
Hardware that runs this
Cards with enough VRAM for at least one quantization of Stable LM 2 12B.
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Source: huggingface.co/stabilityai/stablelm-2-12b
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