MBZUAI Institute of Foundation Models
- Provider rank
- #28
- by best model
- Best index
- 49.3
- K2 Think V2 (thinking)
- Ranked models
- 1
- 2 open weights
- Cheapest ranked
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Each model’s best configuration by release date. The top eight are labelled; hover any point for its name.
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Models
Every MBZUAI Institute of Foundation Models model with a result, one row per model; switch to all configurations to see each reasoning effort.
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| 1 | K2 Think V2thinkingMBZUAI Institute of Foundation Modelsopen | 49.3±7 | – | – | – | 262k | – | – |
| 2 | K2 Horizon 375B A23BMBZUAI Institute of Foundation Modelsopen | – | – | – | – | 524k | – | – |
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