openpace/pace-1.2b-chat
Chat1.2B paramssafetensorsLicense: apache-2.0en#chat#small#instruct
Updated Sep 29, 2026
Part of the Open Pace seed catalog. Weights are listed for the preview and become downloadable at launch.
Overview
A compact chat model tuned for short, direct answers. The reference model for the Open Pace playground.
openpace/pace-1.2b-chat is a 1.2B-parameter chat model, published in safetensors under the apache-2.0 license.
Intended use
- Chat in en.
- Research, prototypes and products that keep a person in the loop.
- Fine-tuning as a starting point for a narrower task.
How to use
# Command-line client (planned; the shape may change)
pace pull openpace/pace-1.2b-chat
# Python (planned)
from openpace import load
model = load("openpace/pace-1.2b-chat")Limitations
- It can state wrong things fluently. Check facts that matter.
- Quality drops on languages and domains that were thin in its training data.
- It reflects biases present in public text.
License
Released under apache-2.0. Read the license file before using the weights commercially.