Skip to content
Back to the index

SmolLM3 3B

huggingface.coInfrastructure

PulseGate's liveness check found it on 11 Sep 2026; it is registered on Hugging Face and has been in the index since 6 Aug 2026. How this is checked

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.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Open SourceMITWebCLISelf-hostedAPI
SmolLM3 3B preview
Visit huggingface.co
2.5kstars
522forks
3alternatives
6features
2024since

Overview

6 features

Purpose: Running an open-weight language model locally or in self-hosted deployments without relying on a proprietary hosted model.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: AI developers and researchers

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: code_generation

Inferred · not functionally tested

Interfaces: API: indicated (inferred, not tested) · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)

Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: MIT · platforms: CLI, WEB · deployment: browser, cli, self_hosted, api_only

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: huggingface.co. These links do not verify the individual claims.

In the Other models space, SmolLM3 3B takes a focused approach. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on running an open-weight language model locally or in self-hosted deployments without relying on a proprietary hosted model. Inferred · not functionally tested: SmolLM3 3B is an open-source project aimed at AI developers and researchers. Basis unknown · not verified: The project is open source (MIT). Basis unknown · not verified: 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. Inferred · not functionally tested: 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.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

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

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
open-weight-llmsmall-language-modellocal-inferencereasoning-model
AI capabilities
Text
Inference: LocalWeights: Open

JSON profile · Text profile · Access guide

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
Public signals
HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierActive maintenance

Indexing history

1

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed6 Aug · 15:17 UTC
    HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM3-3B seen via Hugging Face Enumerator
    Source: Hugging Face Enumerator · Open

Frequently asked questions about SmolLM3 3B

What does SmolLM3 3B do?
Inferred · not functionally tested: 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 Other models on PulseGate.
Who is SmolLM3 3B for?
Inferred · not functionally tested: SmolLM3 3B is an open-source project built for AI developers and researchers.
Does SmolLM3 3B have a free plan?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — SmolLM3 3B is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does SmolLM3 3B run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: SmolLM3 3B runs on the web, the command line, and API. It can also be self-hosted.
Is SmolLM3 3B still maintained?
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 11 Sep 2026. Its 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 BaseSmolLM2 1.7BSmolLM 1.7B
Who makes SmolLM3 3B?
SmolLM3 3B is developed by Hugging Face.
When did SmolLM3 3B launch?
SmolLM3 3B first shipped in 2024.

Similar projects

Closest matches by what these projects do