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EXAONE

Korean-English models from LG. Most of the line is non-commercial, but the flagship K-EXAONE 2.0 with 750 billion parameters is released under Apache 2.0.

Developer
LG AI Research, South Korea
First release
Jul 2024
Latest release
Jul 2026
Sizes
1.2B – 750B-A37B
License
Commercial use with conditionsMixed: EXAONE 3.0–4.5: non-commercial only; K-EXAONE 236B: own license (commercial use allowed, distribution to third parties by agreement); K-EXAONE 2.0: Apache 2.0
Russian
Not supported
Ready-made builds
GGUF, AWQ, MLX (Apple)
Running
Available in OllamaAlso runs without a GPU
Industries
Manufacturing and logistics, Science and research, Software development
Deploy on your server Hugging Face GitHub

What it does

  • Corporate assistant
  • Working with Korean and English texts
  • Analysis of documents and images (4.5)

Where it is used

ManufacturingWork with Korean partnersResearch

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
fits

Versions

  1. K-EXAONE 2.0
  2. EXAONE 4.5
  3. K-EXAONE 236B
  4. EXAONE 4.0
  5. EXAONE Deep
  6. EXAONE 3.5
  7. EXAONE 3.0

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 EXAONE be used in a commercial project?

With conditions. License: Mixed: EXAONE 3.0–4.5: non-commercial only; K-EXAONE 236B: own license (commercial use allowed, distribution to third parties by agreement); K-EXAONE 2.0: Apache 2.0. Restrictions vary — region, company revenue, attribution requirements. Have a lawyer check the terms before a commercial launch.

What hardware does EXAONE need?

At minimum: Laptop or regular PC, up to 8 GB of VRAM — smaller versions. Some versions also run on an ordinary CPU, without a GPU. You can calculate the exact VRAM for your model size and context in the hardware calculator.

Does EXAONE support Russian?

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

Where can I download EXAONE and what does it cost?

The EXAONE 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/LGAI-EXAONE/K-EXAONE-2.0-750B-A37B. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.