Using Flan-T5 XL on IBM watsonx

Implementation guide · FLAN-T5 · Google DeepMind

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IBM watsonx exposes Flan-T5 XL through model ID flan-t5-xl. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.

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Quick Start

  1. 1
    Create an account at IBM watsonx and generate an API key.
  2. 2
    Use the IBM watsonx SDK or REST API to call flan-t5-xl — see the documentation for request format.
  3. 3
    You'll be billed $0.60/1M input, $0.60/1M output tokens. See full pricing.
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Code Examples

See IBM watsonx documentation for integration details.

Pricing on IBM watsonx

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$0.60
Output tokens$0.60

Capabilities

No model capability flags are currently sourced.

About Flan-T5 XL

Flan-T5 XL is Google DeepMind's FLAN-T5 model. It was released 2022-10-03.

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Model Specs

Released2022-10-03
Parameters3B
Context512
ArchitectureDecoder Only

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