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Athene

Fine-tuned Llama 3 and Qwen 2.5 models from Nexusflow. Athene-V2-Agent is specially trained for function calling and agent scenarios. Commercial use is prohibited.

Developer
Nexusflow, USA
First release
Jul 2024
Latest release
Nov 2024
Sizes
70B – 72B
License
Non-commercial onlyNexusflow Research License: no commercial use and no hosting as a service
Russian
Not supported
Ready-made builds
GGUF
Running
Available in OllamaNeeds a GPU
Industries
Science and research, Software development
Deploy on your server Hugging Face

What it does

  • Research on agents and function calling
  • Comparison with commercial models
  • Experiments with a chat assistant

Where it is used

Research groupsPrototype development

Hardware requirements

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

Versions

  1. Athene-V2-Chat и Athene-V2-Agent 72B
  2. Athene-70B

How to run it

With Ollama — the fastest wayInstall Ollama on your computer or server and find the model in its library by name. Good enough to try the model on your own tasks in one evening.Find it in the Ollama library
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. Quantization compresses a model so it takes less video memory and runs on more modest hardware. Answers change slightly, so quality is checked on your own examples.

Frequently asked questions

Can Athene be used in a commercial project?

No. License: Nexusflow Research License: no commercial use and no hosting as a service. A commercial product needs a different model or a separate agreement with the rights holder.

What hardware does Athene need?

At minimum: One GPU with 16–80 GB — mid-size 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 Athene support Russian?

No. The model card lists its languages and Russian is not among them.

Where can I download Athene and what does it cost?

The Athene 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/Nexusflow/Athene-V2-Agent. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.