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Gemma 1.1

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Gemma 1.1 is an update to Google's first-generation Gemma open models, released as instruction-tuned 2B and 7B checkpoints with downloadable weights under Google's Gemma terms of use. Google describes them as English-language, text-to-text, decoder-only language models, post-trained with a new RLHF method. [1] [2] Primary source

Timeline of Gemma 1.1 →

Claims and evidence

  • Released Other sources give: [3]Gemma 1.1 update Date of the Google Developers Blog post that announced the release together with CodeGemma and RecurrentGemma. Primary source[4]April 5, 2024
  • Status AvailableWeights still downloadable from Google's Hugging Face organisation (after accepting the Gemma terms) when checked on 2026-10-01. Primary source[2] [1]
  • Successor of Gemma Primary source[1]Release Notes [2]Release Notes
  • Change · Training data Post-trained with a new RLHF method; Google says this improves quality, coding, factuality, instruction following and multi-turn conversation.Compared with Gemma Primary source[1]Release Notes
  • Change · Other Fixes a bug in multi-turn conversations, and responses no longer always open with the same word, according to the model card.Compared with Gemma Primary source[1]Release Notes
  • Change · Availability Released as instruction-tuned checkpoints only; the earlier instruction-tuned weights stay available in the same Hugging Face repositories.Compared with Gemma Primary source[1]Release Notes [2]Release Notes
  • Change · Licensing Google updated the Gemma terms of use with this release, describing them as more flexible for developers.Compared with Gemma Primary source[3]Gemma 1.1 update
  • Input text Primary source[1]Inputs and outputs
  • Output text Primary source[1]Inputs and outputs
  • Open weights YesReleased under Google's Gemma terms of use, which must be accepted on Hugging Face before download. Primary source[2] [1]
  • Access Open-weights download Primary source[2] [1]

Lineage

Predecessors

  • Gemma · 21 February 2024

Successors

Based on

Not derived from another model.

Variants and derived

None recorded.

Siblings

None recorded.

All ancestors

  • Gemma · 21 February 2024

All descendants

Variants

Gemma 1.1 2B (IT)

Same dates as Gemma 1.1.

  • Variant Inline variant in this record. Primary source[2]

Also known as: gemma-1.1-2b-it, Gemma 1.1 2B

Gemma 1.1 7B (IT)

Same dates as Gemma 1.1.

  • Variant Inline variant in this record. Primary source[1]

Also known as: gemma-1.1-7b-it, Gemma 1.1 7B

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