Who should use Fanar 1 9B Instruct?

Fanar 1 9B Instruct is an open-source project built for developers and researchers working with Arabic language AI.

Does Fanar 1 9B Instruct have a free plan?

Yes — Fanar 1 9B Instruct is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.

What platforms does Fanar 1 9B Instruct run on?

Fanar 1 9B Instruct runs on the web, the command line, and API.

Is Fanar 1 9B Instruct still active?

The GitHub repository shows 14 commits in the last 90 days.

What projects are similar to Fanar 1 9B Instruct?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Ouro 1.4B, Bge Reranker V2 M3 Ko, and Qwen 72B.

Who makes Fanar 1 9B Instruct?

Fanar 1 9B Instruct is developed by Qatar Computing Research Institute, based in Qatar.

How long has Fanar 1 9B Instruct been around?

Fanar 1 9B Instruct first shipped in 2023.

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Fanar 1 9B Instruct

Name: Fanar 1 9B Instruct
Author: Qatar Computing Research Institute

huggingface.coInfrastructure

Fanar-1-9B-Instruct is a 9 billion parameter language model developed by QCRI. It is instruction-tuned for both Arabic and English and supports a custom chat template for conversational use. The model is fully open and available on Hugging Face for local deployment or inference, targeting applications that require strong performance in Arabic language tasks.

Open SourceApache-2.0WebCLIAPI

Visit huggingface.co

13.5kstars

1.5kforks

4features

2023since

Overview

4 features

Fanar 1 9B Instruct sits in PulseGate's Foundation models & chat category. It focuses on providing high-quality Arabic-capable language model capabilities for instruction following and chat. It is built as an open-source project for developers and researchers working with Arabic language AI. The project is open source (Apache-2.0). It runs on the web, the command line, and API.

Behind Fanar 1 9B Instruct is Qatar Computing Research Institute, based in Qatar, and it first shipped in 2023. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 13.5k stars and 14 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include Instruction Following, multilingual, and Chat Template.

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

Instruction Following
Multilingual
Chat Template
9B Parameters

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

AI providers

local_ossmeta_llama

Runs on

BrowserCLIAPI-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

Apache-2.0

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of Service Open SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 13.5kActive maintenance

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed21 Jul · 17:09 UTC
QCRI/Fanar-1-9B-Instruct verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Fanar 1 9B Instruct

What does Fanar 1 9B Instruct do?: Fanar 1 9B Instruct focuses on providing high-quality Arabic-capable language model capabilities for instruction following and chat. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.
Who should use Fanar 1 9B Instruct?: Fanar 1 9B Instruct is an open-source project built for developers and researchers working with Arabic language AI.
Does Fanar 1 9B Instruct have a free plan?: Yes — Fanar 1 9B Instruct is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does Fanar 1 9B Instruct run on?: Fanar 1 9B Instruct runs on the web, the command line, and API.
Is Fanar 1 9B Instruct still active?: The GitHub repository shows 14 commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to Fanar 1 9B Instruct?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Ouro 1.4B, Bge Reranker V2 M3 Ko, and Qwen 72B.Ouro 1.4B Bge Reranker V2 M3 Ko Qwen 72B
Who makes Fanar 1 9B Instruct?: Fanar 1 9B Instruct is developed by Qatar Computing Research Institute, based in Qatar.
How long has Fanar 1 9B Instruct been around?: Fanar 1 9B Instruct first shipped in 2023.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Cli · Web
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 13.5k
License: Apache-2.0
Built for: Developers and researchers working with Arabic language AI
Model: Open source
Solves: Providing high-quality Arabic-capable language model capabilities for instruction following and chat.

Registered as

GitHub: Lightning-AI/litgpt
Hugging Face: QCRI/Fanar-1-9B-Instruct

Developer

Qatar Computing Research Institute

Community-driven

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 13,492
Forks: 1,472
Open issues: 270
Last commit: 20 Jul 2026
Commits 90d: 14
Contributors: 133
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: main
Latest release: v0.5.13 · 29 Jun 2026

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70.4
Indexed: 21 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 21 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: qcri-fanar-1-9b-instruct-huggingface-co
Lifecycle state recorded: 21 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 21 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/QCRI/Fanar-1-9B-Instruct

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