MBZUAI
7 models across 2 families · Latest: K2 Horizon 0.9B (2026-09)
MBZUAI's portfolio covers 7 active models across 2 current families, spanning coding, rag, and agents. Open a model detail page to compare provider routes and sourced benchmarks.
Covers 6 workload areas across 7 active tracked models; last verified 2026-09-10.
Use it for
- Teams evaluating coding, rag, and agents across this lab's releases
- Comparing model families before committing to a flagship
- Migration and pricing follow-ups across 7 tracked models
Do not use it for
- Choosing a hosting provider without opening a model page for price ladders
Active models
7
Current models from this lab, excluding deprecated ones
Active families
2
Current model families from this lab
Open catalog
7 open
7 open source / 0 open weights
Lowest output price
Not tracked
No provider output pricing linked yet
Latest dated release
2026-09-03
K2 Horizon 0.9B
Freshness
2026-09-10
Researched 35d ago
Information
Release cadence
- Dated releases
- 5
- Latest model
- K2 Horizon 0.9B
- Latest date
- 2026-09-03
Where this lab wins
- Coding: 4 tracked models with SWE-bench / HumanEval-style scores.
- RAG: 6 tracked models with ruler / needle retrieval benchmarks.
- Agentic: 6 tracked models with BFCL, tau-bench, and SWE-bench tool-use coverage.
- Long-context: 7 tracked models with context-token or InfiniteBench-class signal.
Flagship quality / price signal
- Flagship
- K2 Horizon 0.9B
- Selection source
- Best sourced coding Q/$
- Coding grade
- unknown
- Benchmark / output price
- Not enough sourced benchmark and price coverage
About
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is the world's first graduate-level, research-focused AI university, established in 2019 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The Institute of Foundation Models (IFM) at MBZUAI conducts foundational AI research in collaboration with partners including G42 and Cerebras Systems, producing open-source AI models such as the K2 family.
Featured models
| Model | Released | Context | Input price ($/1M) | Output price ($/1M) | License | Openness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K2 Horizon 0.9B | 2026-09-03 | 128K | - | - | Apache 2.0 | Open source |
| K2 Horizon 3.7B | 2026-09-03 | 512K | - | - | Apache 2.0 | Open source |
| K2 Horizon 32B | 2026-09-03 | 512K | - | - | Apache 2.0 | Open source |
Model families
Recent releases
- K2 Horizon 0.9B- 2026-09-03
- K2 Horizon 3.7B- 2026-09-03
- K2 Horizon 32B- 2026-09-03
- K2 Horizon 375B A23B- 2026-09-03
- K2 Horizon 7B- 2026-09-03
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Last reviewed: 2026-09-10. Data sourced from public lab announcements and provider documentation.