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AstaBrief

An 8B model that turns a question and the excerpts of scientific papers you give it into a report with citations. It does not search by itself: excerpts must be supplied with the question.

Developer
Ai2 (Allen Institute), USA
First release
Sep 2026
Latest release
Oct 2026
Sizes
8B
License
Commercial use allowedApache 2.0
Russian
Not supported
Running
On your own serverNeeds a GPU
Industries
Science and research, Education, Documents and accounting
Deploy on your server Hugging Face

What it does

  • literature overview with source citations
  • summary of your own set of PDFs
  • draft analytical note with quotes

Where it is used

research groups and universitiesR&D departmentsanalytics teams

Hardware requirements

LaptopLaptop or regular PC, up to 8 GB of VRAM — smaller versions
fits
1 GPUOne GPU with 16–80 GB — mid-size versions
fits
ClusterServer with several GPUs — flagship versions
no versions

Versions

  1. AstaBrief 8B
  2. AstaBrief 8B SFT

How to run it

On your own serverWeights are downloaded from Hugging Face and served with vLLM (load and API) or llama.cpp (modest hardware). The model then runs in a closed network with no per-request fees.Hugging Face
How much hardware you needCalculate the VRAM for the model size, context length and number of concurrent requests.Open the hardware calculator

I can set this up end to end: pick the model size, deploy it on your server and connect it to your systems.

Frequently asked questions

Can AstaBrief be used in a commercial project?

Yes. License: Apache 2.0. It allows commercial use, but it is still worth having a lawyer review the license before launch.

What hardware does AstaBrief need?

At minimum: Laptop or regular PC, up to 8 GB of VRAM — smaller versions. Without a GPU the model is not practical. You can calculate the exact VRAM for your model size and context in the hardware calculator.

Does AstaBrief support Russian?

No. The developer documentation lists the supported languages and Russian is not among them.

Where can I download AstaBrief and what does it cost?

The AstaBrief weights are open and free to download. You only pay for the hardware it runs on and for the setup. Source links are at the bottom of this page.

How I deploy it for clients

  1. SelectionI pick the model size for your task and hardware and test it on your examples.
  2. DeploymentI deploy it on your server or in a closed network and provide an API.
  3. Fine-tuningI fine-tune it on your data (LoRA) or connect a knowledge base — whichever is cheaper for the task.
  4. IntegrationI connect it to your CRM, ERP, bot, website or team chat and set up monitoring.

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Details

Source: huggingface.co/allenai/AstaBrief_8B. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.