Palmyra Med Models by Writer
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About
The Palmyra Med family of large language models (LLMs), developed by Writer, specializes in healthcare applications, offering highly accurate biomedical task performance that surpasses models like GPT-4 and Med-PaLM-2 on various benchmarks 239. These models are trained on vast, high-quality biomedical datasets, enabling them to generate and understand medical text with remarkable precision and fluency 39. Key features include advanced clinical knowledge, support for biomedical research, improved coding and reasoning capabilities, and cost-effectiveness 7. Targeted mainly for non-commercial research in English 39, these LLMs hold promise for applications like clinical decision support, medical research, and extracting information from electronic health records 456. However, it is crucial that these models are not used as a substitute for professional medical judgment and are applied with awareness of their limitations in real-world healthcare environments 39. The family includes models like Palmyra-Med-70B and Palmyra-Med-70B-32K, the latter offering extended context length capability 46.
Current Variants
Use-when guidance is based on each model's tracked capabilities, context window, release date, and replacement status.
| Model | Use when | Released | Signals | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra Med 70B | Use when the workload needs 70B parameters. | 2023-08 | 70B parameters | Current |
| Palmyra Med 70B 32K | Use when the workload needs 70B parameters. | 2023-08 | 70B parameters | Current |
| Palmyra Med 20B | Use when the workload needs 20B parameters. | 2023-08 | 20B parameters | Current |
Release Timeline
2 release groupsReplaced By
Keep for legacy integrations; evaluate Palmyra X5 before new work.
Specifications(4 models)
| Model | Released | Context | Parameters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra Med 70B | 2023-08 | — | 70B |
| Palmyra Med 70B 32K | 2023-08 | — | 70B |
| Palmyra Med 20B | 2023-08 | — | 20B |
Available From(1 provider)
Pricing
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Palmyra Med used for?
- Palmyra Med is used for medicine and coding. The family description and listed model capabilities point to those workloads as the best fit.
- How does Palmyra Med compare to Camel?
- Palmyra Med by Writer is strongest where you need medicine, while Camel by Writer is the closest related family to check for adjacent model selection. Palmyra Med has 4 listed variants and reaches up to 32k context, while Camel reaches up to 4k context, so compare the specs and pricing tables before choosing a production model.
- Which Palmyra Med model should I use?
- For the lowest listed input price, start with Palmyra Med through Writer AI Studio at $5/1M input tokens. For the most capable/latest local choice, evaluate Palmyra Med 70B.
