Who is Aya Expanse 8b for?

Aya Expanse 8b is an open-source project built for developers.

Is Aya Expanse 8b free?

Yes — Aya Expanse 8b is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does Aya Expanse 8b run on?

Aya Expanse 8b runs on the web, the command line, and API.

Is Aya Expanse 8b still active?

Unverified. Aya Expanse 8b 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 Aya Expanse 8b?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include aya-expanse-8b, Aya Vision 8b, and Aya Models.

Who develops Aya Expanse 8b?

Aya Expanse 8b is developed by Orion-zhen.

When did Aya Expanse 8b launch?

Aya Expanse 8b first shipped in 2024.

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Aya Expanse 8b

Name: Aya Expanse 8b
Author: Orion-zhen

huggingface.coInfrastructure

Aya Expanse 8B AWQ is a quantized version of the Aya Expanse multilingual large language model. It supports 23 languages and is designed for efficient inference using the AWQ quantization method. The model is provided as open weights on Hugging Face for use with the Transformers library and compatible inference engines.

Open SourceWebCLIAPI

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Overview

4 features

In the Foundation models & chat space, Aya Expanse 8b takes a focused approach. It focuses on running large multilingual language models efficiently on consumer hardware with reduced memory usage. Aya Expanse 8b is an open-source project aimed at developers. The project is open source (Open Source). Aya Expanse 8b is available on the web, the command line, and API.

It is developed by Orion-zhen, and it first shipped in 2024. Key capabilities include quantized weights, multilingual support, and chat template.

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

Quantized weights
Multilingual support
Chat template
Transformers compatible

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

AI providers

local_osscohere

Runs on

BrowserCLIAPI-only

Detected from

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

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

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Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed22 Jul · 12:48 UTC
Orion-zhen/aya-expanse-8b-AWQ verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Aya Expanse 8b

What does Aya Expanse 8b do?: Aya Expanse 8b focuses on running large multilingual language models efficiently on consumer hardware with reduced memory usage. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.
Who is Aya Expanse 8b for?: Aya Expanse 8b is an open-source project built for developers.
Is Aya Expanse 8b free?: Yes — Aya Expanse 8b is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Aya Expanse 8b run on?: Aya Expanse 8b runs on the web, the command line, and API.
Is Aya Expanse 8b still active?: Unverified. Aya Expanse 8b 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 Aya Expanse 8b?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include aya-expanse-8b, Aya Vision 8b, and Aya Models.aya-expanse-8b Aya Vision 8b Aya Models
Who develops Aya Expanse 8b?: Aya Expanse 8b is developed by Orion-zhen.
When did Aya Expanse 8b launch?: Aya Expanse 8b first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Cli · Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
Built for: developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Running large multilingual language models efficiently on consumer hardware with reduced memory usage.

Registered as

Hugging Face: Orion-zhen/aya-expanse-8b-AWQ

Developer

Orion-zhen

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70.4
Indexed: 22 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 22 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: orion-zhen-aya-expanse-8b-awq-huggingface-co
Lifecycle state recorded: 22 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 22 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: 5 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/Orion-zhen/aya-expanse-8b-AWQ

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