Who is TowerInstruct 13B for?

TowerInstruct 13B is an open-source project built for developers.

What platforms does TowerInstruct 13B run on?

TowerInstruct 13B runs on the web, the command line, and API.

Is TowerInstruct 13B still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 150 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to TowerInstruct 13B?

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

Who develops TowerInstruct 13B?

TowerInstruct 13B is developed by Unbabel.

When did TowerInstruct 13B launch?

TowerInstruct 13B first shipped in 2023.

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TowerInstruct 13B

Name: TowerInstruct 13B
Author: Unbabel

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TowerInstruct-13B-v0.1 is a 13 billion parameter instruction-tuned model developed by Unbabel. It is specifically trained for high-quality translation, multilingual understanding, and related language tasks. The model is available on Hugging Face for researchers and developers building translation systems or multilingual applications.

Open SourceApache-2.0WebCLIAPI

Visit huggingface.co

12.2kstars

1.4kforks

3features

2023since

Overview

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In the Foundation models & chat space, TowerInstruct 13B takes a focused approach. It focuses on providing high-quality machine translation and multilingual instruction capabilities for professional and research use. TowerInstruct 13B is an open-source project aimed at developers. TowerInstruct 13B is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. It runs on the web, the command line, and API.

It is developed by Unbabel, and it first shipped in 2023. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 12.2k stars and 150 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include Machine Translation, multilingual, and Instruction Tuning.

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

Machine Translation
Multilingual
Instruction Tuning

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: text-generation- in the HTML
meta_llama: llama- in the HTML

Trust & compliance

License

Apache-2.0

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceOpen SourceActive maintenance

Legal

Indexing history

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Indexed23 Jul · 08:23 UTC
Unbabel/TowerInstruct-13B-v0.1 verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about TowerInstruct 13B

What is TowerInstruct 13B?: TowerInstruct 13B focuses on providing high-quality machine translation and multilingual instruction capabilities for professional and research use. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.
Who is TowerInstruct 13B for?: TowerInstruct 13B is an open-source project built for developers.
Does TowerInstruct 13B have a free plan?: Yes — TowerInstruct 13B is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does TowerInstruct 13B run on?: TowerInstruct 13B runs on the web, the command line, and API.
Is TowerInstruct 13B still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 150 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to TowerInstruct 13B?: 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 develops TowerInstruct 13B?: TowerInstruct 13B is developed by Unbabel.
When did TowerInstruct 13B launch?: TowerInstruct 13B first shipped in 2023.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Cli · Web
Languages: English
License: Apache-2.0
Built for: developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Providing high-quality machine translation and multilingual instruction capabilities for professional and research use.

Registered as

Hugging Face: Unbabel/TowerInstruct-13B-v0.1

Developer

Unbabel

Community-driven

Open source

Stars: 12,236
Forks: 1,398
Open issues: 247
Last commit: 21 Jul 2026
Commits 90d: 150
Contributors: 250
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: main
Latest release: v0.18.0 · 17 Jul 2026

Live coverage

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

Identity audit (13)

Slug: unbabel-towerinstruct-13b-v0-1-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: 5 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/Unbabel/TowerInstruct-13B-v0.1

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