TextText analysis

Meno (Иван Бондаренко)

Russian-language models for working with documents rather than chatting: knowledge-base answers, extraction of entities and facts from Russian text, long context.

Developer
Ivan Bondarenko (bond005), Novosibirsk State University, Russia
First release
Nov 2024
Latest release
Apr 2026
Sizes
1.5B – 7.6B
License
Commercial use allowedApache 2.0
Russian
Supported
Running
On your own serverAlso runs without a GPU
Industries
Documents and accounting, Legal, Finance
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What it does

  • Answers to questions based on internal documents
  • Extracting names, dates and amounts from contracts
  • Short summaries of long Russian texts

Where it is used

Legal departmentsDocument managementCompany knowledge bases

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. Meno-Lite-0.1 GGUF
  2. Meno-Lite-0.1 (7B)
  3. Meno-Tiny-0.1 (1.5B)

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 Meno (Иван Бондаренко) 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 Meno (Иван Бондаренко) 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 Meno (Иван Бондаренко) support Russian?

Yes, Russian is listed on the model card.

Where can I download Meno (Иван Бондаренко) and what does it cost?

The Meno (Иван Бондаренко) 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/bond005/meno-lite-0.1. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.