K2 Horizon 36B-A4B

IFM · 2026 · LLM · UAE

Overview

Sparse Mixture-of-Value-Attention model in the K2 Horizon fleet: 36B total / 4B active, 524K context, Apache 2.0. Fully open (weights, code, training data).

Generates

App available

Details

Vendor: IFM
Type: LLM
Release year: 2026
Jurisdiction: UAE
CEO: Eric Xing (Founder & President; University Professor, MBZUAI)
Key staffers: Eric Xing (Founder & President), Hector Liu (Director, Silicon Valley lab)
Deployment: Open weights (Apache 2.0; Hugging Face, vLLM, SGLang; partners Compass/Cerebras/Nebius) + Local
Open source: Yes
Free tier: Yes
Subscription: No paid pricing (fully open weights).
Stock status: Academic/nonprofit research institute (MBZUAI-affiliated)
X: @IFM_AI

Known safety issues

None publicly documented

AIDb Rating

8/10

AIDb v2.0 (curated): Capability 7/10 · Currency 10/10 · Access 9/10 · Significance 6/10 → 8.00

Last verified 2026-09-14 · Primary source ↗

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“K2 Horizon 36B-A4B.” AIDb — The AI Database. Verified 2026-09-14. https://theaidatabase.com/m/ifm-k2-horizon-36b-a4b.html