Lift is an open-source project built for developers.

Yes — Lift is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.

What platforms does Lift run on?

Lift runs on the web, the command line, and API.

Is Lift still active?

The GitHub repository shows 784 commits in the last 90 days.

What projects are similar to Lift?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Ouro 1.4B, Pythia 1.4b, and Mistral Nemo Instruct 2407 W8A8 Dynamic Per Token.

Lift is developed by datalab-to.

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Lift

Name: Lift
Author: datalab-to

huggingface.coInfrastructure

Lift is a large language model available on Hugging Face that supports advanced features including tool calling and multimodal inputs (text, image, video). It uses a sophisticated Jinja-based chat template and is suitable for both local and cloud deployment. The model is designed for complex interactive and agentic workflows.

Open SourceApache-2.0WebCLIAPI

Visit huggingface.co

163.3kstars

34.1kforks

2features

2018since

Overview

2 features

Lift is a Foundation models & chat project. It focuses on providing a capable open model with tool use and vision capabilities for local or hosted inference. Lift is an open-source project aimed at developers. The project is open source (Apache-2.0). Lift is available on the web, the command line, and API.

It is developed by datalab-to, and it first shipped in 2018. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 163.3k stars and 784 commits in the last 90 days.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tool calling
Multimodal support

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

AI providers

local_oss

Runs on

BrowserCLIAPI-only

Detected from

AWS: x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header
local_oss: bollama in the HTML · bllama in the HTML · bvllm in the HTML

Trust & compliance

License

Apache-2.0

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceOpen SourceFree tierActive maintenance

Legal

Indexing history

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Frequently asked questions about Lift

What is Lift?: Lift focuses on providing a capable open model with tool use and vision capabilities for local or hosted inference. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.
Who is Lift for?: Lift is an open-source project built for developers.
Is Lift free?: Yes — Lift is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does Lift run on?: Lift runs on the web, the command line, and API.
Is Lift still active?: The GitHub repository shows 784 commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to Lift?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Ouro 1.4B, Pythia 1.4b, and Mistral Nemo Instruct 2407 W8A8 Dynamic Per Token.Ouro 1.4B Pythia 1.4b Mistral Nemo Instruct 2407 W8A8 Dynamic Per Token
Who develops Lift?: Lift is developed by datalab-to.
How long has Lift been around?: Lift first shipped in 2018.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Cli · Web
Languages: English
License: Apache-2.0
First seen: 4 Aug 2026
Built for: developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Providing a capable open model with tool use and vision capabilities for local or hosted inference.

Registered as

Hugging Face: datalab-to/lift

Developer

datalab-to

Community-driven

Open source

Stars: 163,325
Forks: 34,117
Open issues: 2,345
Last commit: 4 Aug 2026
Commits 90d: 784
Contributors: 4,060
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: main
Latest release: v5.14.1 · 16 Jul 2026

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70.4
Indexed: 4 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 4 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: datalab-to-lift-huggingface-co
Lifecycle state recorded: 4 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 4 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Derived from the model's own Hugging Face metadata.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/datalab-to/lift

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