Who should use Skala?

Skala is an open-source project built for computational chemists and materials scientists.

Does Skala have a free plan?

Yes — Skala is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

Is Skala still maintained?

Unverified. Skala 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 projects are similar to Skala?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include verdikt, cliver, and ChatGPT Prompts Extension.

Skala is developed by Microsoft, based in the United States.

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Skala

Name: Skala
Author: Microsoft

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Skala 1.1 from Microsoft Research is a model trained to approximate a universal functional for density functional theory (DFT). It targets improved accuracy in computational chemistry and quantum chemistry simulations. The model is openly available on Hugging Face under the MIT license with associated research papers.

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Overview

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In the Other AI space, Skala takes a focused approach. It focuses on finding a universal exchange-correlation functional for accurate density functional theory calculations in chemistry. It is built as an open-source project for computational chemists and materials scientists. Skala is open source under the Open Source license. It runs on the web and API.

Behind Skala is Microsoft, based in the United States, and it first shipped in 2024. Key capabilities include Density Functional Theory, Quantum Chemistry, and MIT License. It exposes integrations via a public API.

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

Density Functional Theory
Quantum Chemistry
MIT License

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License

Open Source

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Indexed23 Jul · 11:30 UTC
microsoft/skala-1.1 verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Skala

What is Skala?: Skala focuses on finding a universal exchange-correlation functional for accurate density functional theory calculations in chemistry. It is catalogued under Other AI on PulseGate.
Who should use Skala?: Skala is an open-source project built for computational chemists and materials scientists.
Does Skala have a free plan?: Yes — Skala is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Skala run on?: Skala runs on the web and API.
Is Skala still maintained?: Unverified. Skala 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 projects are similar to Skala?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include verdikt, cliver, and ChatGPT Prompts Extension.verdikt cliver ChatGPT Prompts Extension
Who develops Skala?: Skala is developed by Microsoft, based in the United States.
When did Skala launch?: Skala first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
Built for: computational chemists and materials scientists
Model: Open source
Solves: Finding a universal exchange-correlation functional for accurate density functional theory calculations in chemistry.

Registered as

Hugging Face: microsoft/skala-1.1

Developer

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Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70.4
Indexed: 23 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 23 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: microsoft-skala-1-1-huggingface-co
Lifecycle state recorded: 23 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 23 Jul 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: 6 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/microsoft/skala-1.1

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