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Falcon

A family from Abu Dhabi: from the early Falcon 40B and 180B to hybrid Falcon-H1 and tiny Falcon-H1-Tiny models of 90–600M parameters for devices.

Developer
Technology Innovation Institute (TII), UAE
First release
May 2023
Latest release
Jan 2026
Sizes
90M – 180B
License
Commercial use with conditionsFalcon 7B/40B: Apache 2.0; Falcon 180B and from Falcon 2 onward: TII Falcon License (based on Apache, with an acceptable use policy)
Russian
Supported
Ready-made builds
GGUF, MLX (Apple)
Running
Available in OllamaAlso runs without a GPU
Industries
Customer support, Public sector, Manufacturing and logistics
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What it does

  • Assistant and answers based on documents
  • Running on low-end hardware and devices
  • Tool calling in simple agents
  • Texts in Arabic and European languages

Where it is used

Customer supportEmbedded devicesGovernment and large companies

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. Falcon-H1-Tiny
  2. Falcon-H1R 7B
  3. Falcon-H1
  4. Falcon 3
  5. Falcon 2 11B
  6. Falcon 180B
  7. Falcon 7B / 40B

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 Falcon be used in a commercial project?

With conditions. License: Falcon 7B/40B: Apache 2.0; Falcon 180B and from Falcon 2 onward: TII Falcon License (based on Apache, with an acceptable use policy). Restrictions vary — region, company revenue, attribution requirements. Have a lawyer check the terms before a commercial launch.

What hardware does Falcon 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 Falcon support Russian?

Yes, Russian is listed on the model card.

Where can I download Falcon and what does it cost?

The Falcon 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/tiiuae/Falcon-H1-Tiny-90M-Instruct. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.