Who is SmolLM3 3B for?

SmolLM3 3B is an open-source project built for AI developers and researchers.

Does SmolLM3 3B have a free plan?

Yes — SmolLM3 3B is open source under the MIT license and free to use.

What platforms does SmolLM3 3B run on?

SmolLM3 3B runs on the web, the command line, and API. It can also be self-hosted.

Is SmolLM3 3B still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 7 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to SmolLM3 3B?

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

Who makes SmolLM3 3B?

SmolLM3 3B is developed by Hugging Face.

When did SmolLM3 3B launch?

SmolLM3 3B first shipped in 2024.

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SmolLM3 3B

Name: SmolLM3 3B
Author: Hugging Face

huggingface.coInfrastructure

SmolLM3-3B is an open-weight 3-billion-parameter language model published on Hugging Face. Developers can download and run it locally or deploy it with Python and Docker for text, code, and reasoning workloads.

Open SourceMITWebCLISelf-hostedAPI

Visit huggingface.co

2.5kstars

522forks

3alternatives

6features

2024since

Overview

6 features

In the Reasoning space, SmolLM3 3B takes a focused approach. It focuses on running an open-weight language model locally or in self-hosted deployments without relying on a proprietary hosted model. SmolLM3 3B is an open-source project aimed at AI developers and researchers. The project is open source (MIT). It runs on the web, the command line, and API, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind SmolLM3 3B is Hugging Face, and it first shipped in 2024. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 2.5k stars and 7 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 6 catalogued features are text generation, code generation, and reasoning mode.

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

Text generation
Code generation
Reasoning mode
Chat template
Local inference
Docker support

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

AI providers

local_ossopenaimeta_llama

Runs on

BrowserCLISelf-hostedAPI-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
meta_llama: llama- in the HTML

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierActive maintenance

Indexing history

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Frequently asked questions about SmolLM3 3B

What does SmolLM3 3B do?: SmolLM3 3B focuses on running an open-weight language model locally or in self-hosted deployments without relying on a proprietary hosted model. It is catalogued under Reasoning on PulseGate.
Who is SmolLM3 3B for?: SmolLM3 3B is an open-source project built for AI developers and researchers.
Does SmolLM3 3B have a free plan?: Yes — SmolLM3 3B is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does SmolLM3 3B run on?: SmolLM3 3B runs on the web, the command line, and API. It can also be self-hosted.
Is SmolLM3 3B still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 7 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to SmolLM3 3B?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include SmolLM3 3B Base, SmolLM2 1.7B, and SmolLM 1.7B.SmolLM3 3B Base SmolLM2 1.7B SmolLM 1.7B
Who makes SmolLM3 3B?: SmolLM3 3B is developed by Hugging Face.
When did SmolLM3 3B launch?: SmolLM3 3B first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Cli · Web
Languages: English
License: MIT
Built for: AI developers and researchers
Model: Open source
Solves: Running an open-weight language model locally or in self-hosted deployments without relying on a proprietary hosted model.

Registered as

Hugging Face: HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM3-3B

Developer

Hugging Face

Community-driven

Open source

Stars: 2,507
Forks: 522
Open issues: 365
Last commit: 29 Jun 2026
Commits 90d: 7
Contributors: 122
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: main
Latest release: v0.13.0 · 24 Nov 2025

Index record

Identity confidence: Medium · 70.4
Indexed: 6 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 6 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: huggingfacetb-smollm3-3b-huggingface-co
Lifecycle last checked: 9 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 6 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: Recorded source: taxonomy-pass-a.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 6 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM3-3B

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