Baichuan 2 Models by Baichuan Intelligent Technology
About
Baichuan 2 is a family of advanced multilingual language models developed by Baichuan Intelligent Technology, featuring models with 7 billion and 13 billion parameters. These models are available as both base and chat versions, optimized for instruction following. Trained from scratch on an impressive dataset comprising 2.6 trillion tokens, Baichuan 2 models offer robust performance across various benchmarks, excelling in mathematics, code generation, and multilingual tasks. The open-source nature of these models allows for both research and commercial applications, subject to licensing agreements. For efficient inference, a 4-bit quantized version of the chat models is provided, and Baichuan has released intermediate training checkpoints to support research on large language model training dynamics 1258.
Current Variants
Use-when guidance is derived from seed capabilities, context, release, and replacement fields.
Use when the workload needs 4k context and 7B parameters.
Use when the workload needs 4k context and 13B parameters.
Use when the workload needs 4k context and 7B parameters.
Use when the workload needs 4k context and 13B parameters.
Use when the workload needs 4k context and 7B parameters.
| Model | Use when | Released | Signals | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baichuan 2 Chat | Use when the workload needs 4k context and 7B parameters. | 2023-10 | 4k context7B parameters | Current |
| Baichuan 2 13B | Use when the workload needs 4k context and 13B parameters. | 2023-06 | 4k context13B parameters | Current |
| Baichuan 2 7B | Use when the workload needs 4k context and 7B parameters. | 2023-06 | 4k context7B parameters | Current |
| Baichuan 2 13B Chat | Use when the workload needs 4k context and 13B parameters. | 2023-06 | 4k context13B parameters | Current |
| Baichuan 2 7B Chat | Use when the workload needs 4k context and 7B parameters. | 2023-06 | 4k context7B parameters | Current |
Release Timeline
2 release groupsSpecifications(5 models)
| Model | Released | Context | Parameters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baichuan 2 Chat | 2023-10 | 4k | 7B |
| Baichuan 2 13B | 2023-06 | 4k | 13B |
| Baichuan 2 7B | 2023-06 | 4k | 7B |
| Baichuan 2 13B Chat | 2023-06 | 4k | 13B |
| Baichuan 2 7B Chat | 2023-06 | 4k | 7B |
Available From(2 providers)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Baichuan 2 used for?
- Baichuan 2 is used for coding and math-heavy prompts. The family description and listed model capabilities point to those workloads as the best fit.
- How does Baichuan 2 compare to Baichuan 4?
- Baichuan 2 by Baichuan Intelligent Technology is strongest where you need coding, while Baichuan 4 by Baichuan Intelligent Technology is the closest related family to check for adjacent model selection. Baichuan 2 has 5 listed variants and reaches up to 4k context, so compare the specs and pricing tables before choosing a production model.
- Which Baichuan 2 model should I use?
- If price is the main constraint, use the pricing table first because Baichuan 2 does not have complete provider pricing in the local data. For the most capable/latest local choice, evaluate Baichuan 2 Chat with 4k context.
