A Japanese-optimized large language model developed by NII. Part of the llm-jp-3 series with 8 size variants (150M to 172B). Trained on llm-jp-corpus v3 and fine-tuned using SFT/DPO for instruction following (Instruct2/Instruct3).
Parameters
Undisclosed
Context Window
License
Proprietary
Release Date
2025-01-27
API Pricing
API pricing for this model is not yet available
Strengths
- •Highly optimized for Japanese language understanding and generation.
- •Available in multiple sizes, including a compact 980M variant for efficiency.
- •Versions 13B and below are licensed under Apache 2.0.
Weaknesses
- •Performance on non-Japanese tasks may be limited compared to multilingual models.
- •As a smaller model, it may struggle with highly complex or ambiguous instructions.
- •May require fine-tuning for domain-specific Japanese applications.
Use Cases
- •Lightweight Japanese language chatbots and assistants.
- •Text completion and generation tasks in Japanese.
- •Educational tools and applications for Japanese language learning.