MedicineComputer vision

MahmoodLab CONCH / TITAN

Image-plus-text models for pathology: search slides by an English description, classify without fine-tuning; TITAN describes a whole slide. Does not replace a doctor; decisions are made by a specialist.

Developer
Mahmood Lab (Mass General Brigham, Harvard), USA
First release
Jan 2024
Latest release
Dec 2024
Sizes
about 160M – 300M
License
Non-commercial onlyCC-BY-NC-ND 4.0, academic research only
Russian
Not supported
Running
On your own serverNeeds a GPU
Industries
Healthcare, Science and research
Deploy on your server Hugging Face GitHub

What it does

  • Text-query search across a slide archive for research
  • Draft slide descriptions for research projects
  • Tissue classification without labels at the start of a study

Where it is used

Clinic research departmentsResearch labs and pharma R&D

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. TITAN
  2. CONCH v1.5
  3. CONCH

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 MahmoodLab CONCH / TITAN be used in a commercial project?

No. License: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0, academic research only. A commercial product needs a different model or a separate agreement with the rights holder.

What hardware does MahmoodLab CONCH / TITAN 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 MahmoodLab CONCH / TITAN support Russian?

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

Where can I download MahmoodLab CONCH / TITAN and what does it cost?

The MahmoodLab CONCH / TITAN 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/api/models?author=MahmoodLab. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.