What does SmolLM2 1.7B do?

SmolLM2 1.7B focuses on running an open-weight language model locally for text-generation tasks. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.

Who should use SmolLM2 1.7B?

SmolLM2 1.7B is an open-source project built for machine-learning developers and researchers.

Is SmolLM2 1.7B free?

Yes — SmolLM2 1.7B is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.

What platforms does SmolLM2 1.7B run on?

SmolLM2 1.7B runs on the web and the command line. It can also be self-hosted.

Is SmolLM2 1.7B still active?

Unverified. SmolLM2 1.7B has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to SmolLM2 1.7B?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include SmolLM 1.7B, SmolLM2 1.7B Instruct, and SmolLM3 3B.

Who makes SmolLM2 1.7B?

SmolLM2 1.7B is developed by Hugging Face.

When did SmolLM2 1.7B launch?

SmolLM2 1.7B first shipped in 2023.

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SmolLM2 1.7B

Name: SmolLM2 1.7B
Author: Hugging Face

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SmolLM2-1.7B is an open-weight 1.7-billion-parameter language model for local text generation. It can be downloaded and run with Transformers and related machine-learning tooling by developers and researchers.

Open SourceApache-2.0WebCLISelf-hosted

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5.7kstars

489forks

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Overview

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SmolLM2 1.7B is a Foundation models & chat project. It focuses on running an open-weight language model locally for text-generation tasks. SmolLM2 1.7B is an open-source project aimed at machine-learning developers and researchers. The project is open source (Apache-2.0). It runs on the web and the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by Hugging Face, and it first shipped in 2023. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 5.7k stars. Key capabilities include text generation, transformers support, and model weights.

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

Text generation
Transformers support
Model weights
Benchmark evaluations
Local inference

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

AI providers

local_oss

Runs on

BrowserCLISelf-hosted

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

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Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed17 Aug · 08:44 UTC
HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM2-1.7B verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about SmolLM2 1.7B

What does SmolLM2 1.7B do?: SmolLM2 1.7B focuses on running an open-weight language model locally for text-generation tasks. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.
Who should use SmolLM2 1.7B?: SmolLM2 1.7B is an open-source project built for machine-learning developers and researchers.
Is SmolLM2 1.7B free?: Yes — SmolLM2 1.7B is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does SmolLM2 1.7B run on?: SmolLM2 1.7B runs on the web and the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is SmolLM2 1.7B still active?: Unverified. SmolLM2 1.7B has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to SmolLM2 1.7B?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include SmolLM 1.7B, SmolLM2 1.7B Instruct, and SmolLM3 3B.SmolLM 1.7B SmolLM2 1.7B Instruct SmolLM3 3B
Who makes SmolLM2 1.7B?: SmolLM2 1.7B is developed by Hugging Face.
When did SmolLM2 1.7B launch?: SmolLM2 1.7B first shipped in 2023.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Cli · Web
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 5.7k
License: Apache-2.0
Built for: machine-learning developers and researchers
Model: Open source
Solves: Running an open-weight language model locally for text-generation tasks.

Registered as

GitHub: huggingface/alignment-handbook
Hugging Face: HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM2-1.7B

Developer

Hugging Face

Community-driven

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 5,659
Forks: 489
Open issues: 98
Last commit: 26 May 2026
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 34
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: main

Index record

Identity confidence: Medium · 70.4
Indexed: 17 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 17 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: huggingfacetb-smollm2-1-7b-huggingface-co
Lifecycle state recorded: 17 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 17 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
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: 17 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM2-1.7B

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