Preferred Networks
Japanese foundation models for enterprise AI.
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Preferred Networks (PFN) is a leading Japanese AI startup that develops the PLaMo family of large language models trained on English and Japanese data. PLaMo 2 adopts the Samba hybrid architecture combining Mamba2 SSM with sliding window attention, while PLaMo 3 NICT was developed in collaboration with Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology. The company offers models ranging from 1B to 100B parameters.
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Founded2014
Tokyo, Japan