Bottensor
Bottensor is an open research lab focused on building and releasing small, specialist language models with open weights. Their models are designed for efficient deployment and research, and are available under permissive licenses for AI researchers and developers.
Open SourceApache-2.0CLISelf-hosted
Overview
5 featuresBottensor is a Foundation models & chat project. It focuses on providing accessible, efficient specialist language models for research and deployment. It is built as an open-source project for AI researchers and developers. Bottensor is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. Bottensor is available on the command line, and it can be self-hosted.
Bottensor builds and maintains Bottensor, and it first shipped in 2026. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 63 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include open weights, small models, and Specialist LLMs.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Open weights
- Small models
- Specialist LLMs
- Apache 2.0 license
- HuggingFace integration
Tags
open-weight-modelsspecialist-llmhuggingface
AI capabilities
Text
Inference: LocalWeights: Open
Built with & integrations
Framework
Next.jsFastAPI
Hosting
Vercel
AI providers
local_oss
Runs on
CLISelf-hosted
Detected from
- Next.js
- x-nextjs-prerender header · x-powered-by header · /_next/static/ in the HTML
- Vercel
- x-vercel-id header · x-vercel-cache header
- local_oss
- bllama in the HTML · bvllm in the HTML
Trust & compliance
License
Apache-2.0
Verified signals
Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about Bottensor
- What is Bottensor?
- Bottensor focuses on providing accessible, efficient specialist language models for research and deployment. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.
- Who should use Bottensor?
- Bottensor is an open-source project built for AI researchers and developers.
- Is Bottensor free?
- Yes — Bottensor is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
- What platforms does Bottensor run on?
- Bottensor runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is Bottensor still active?
- The GitHub repository shows 63 commits in the last 90 days.
- What are alternatives to Bottensor?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Ouro 1.4B, Bge Reranker V2 M3 Ko, and Qwen 72B.Ouro 1.4BBge Reranker V2 M3 KoQwen 72B
- Who makes Bottensor?
- Bottensor is developed by Bottensor.
- When did Bottensor launch?
- Bottensor first shipped in 2026.
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