Rethinking Molecular Design: Integrating Latent Variable and Auto-Regressive Models for Goal Directed Generation

Open weights ETH Zurich,University of Zurich,ETH AI Center August 2024

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This model's weights are open, but no parameter count has been published for it. Every memory and speed figure starts from that number, so we would rather show nothing than a fabricated estimate.

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Origin

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Organisation
ETH Zurich,University of Zurich,ETH AI Center
Organisation type
Academia,Academia,Research collective
Country
Switzerland
Published
19 August 2024
Authors
Heath Arthur-Loui, Amina Mollaysa, Michael Krauthammer

What it does

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Domain
Biology
Task
Drug discovery

Size

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Training data
tokens

QM9 Dataset: 113,885 molecules × 40 tokens = 4,555,400 tokens ZINC250k Dataset: 250,000 molecules × 120 tokens = 30,000,000 tokens Total: 4,555,400 + 30,000,000 = 34,555,400 tokens ≈ 3.5 × 10^7 tokens

Epochs
500

Training compute

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How it was established
Hardware

The training run

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Training hardware
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Chips used
1
Power draw
487 W

Availability

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Weights
Open — downloadable
Model access
Open weights (non-commercial)
Training code
Open (non-commercial)

no clear license https://github.com/HeathArhturLouis/Rethinking-Molecular-Design-Integrating-Latent-Variable-and-Autoregressive-Models-for-Enhanced-Goal

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Record confidence
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Sources

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Reference
Rethinking Molecular Design: Integrating Latent Variable and Auto-Regressive Models for Goal Directed Generation
Last updated
28 November 2025

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Background

Rethinking Molecular Design: Integrating Latent Variable and Auto-Regressive Models for Goal Directed Generation was published by ETH Zurich,University of Zurich,ETH AI Center, in the country recorded as Switzerland, during August 2024. The category the publisher falls under is academia,Academia,Research collective.

It works in the domain of Biology, and is recorded as performing the task of drug discovery.

The weights being open is what puts this page in the calculator rather than only in the catalogue: it is a model you can actually hold.

Answers

Rethinking Molecular Design: Integrating Latent Variable and Auto-Regressive Models for Goal Directed Generation — common questions

01

Rethinking Molecular Design: Integrating Latent Variable and Auto-Regressive Models for Goal Directed Generation— what GPU do I need to run it?

We cannot say. It has open weights, but no parameter count has been published for it, and every memory and speed calculation starts from that number. We would rather show nothing than a fabricated estimate.

02

Rethinking Molecular Design: Integrating Latent Variable and Auto-Regressive Models for Goal Directed Generation— is it open source?

Its weights are published, so it can be downloaded and run on your own hardware. Note that open weights is not the same as open source in the full sense — it says nothing about the training data, the training code, or the commercial terms attached.

03

Rethinking Molecular Design: Integrating Latent Variable and Auto-Regressive Models for Goal Directed Generation— how many parameters does it have?

No parameter count has been published for it, which is why no memory or speed figure appears on this page.

04

Rethinking Molecular Design: Integrating Latent Variable and Auto-Regressive Models for Goal Directed Generation— who created it?

It was published by ETH Zurich,University of Zurich,ETH AI Center, based in Switzerland, an organisation categorised as academia,Academia,Research collective.

05

Rethinking Molecular Design: Integrating Latent Variable and Auto-Regressive Models for Goal Directed Generation— when was it released?

It was published in August 2024. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.

06

Rethinking Molecular Design: Integrating Latent Variable and Auto-Regressive Models for Goal Directed Generation— what is it used for?

It works in the domain of Biology, and is recorded as handling the task of drug discovery. Models frequently carry more than one of each, and the tags describe purpose rather than capability limits.

07

Rethinking Molecular Design: Integrating Latent Variable and Auto-Regressive Models for Goal Directed Generation— where can I download it?

The weights are published, though we do not hold a repository link for it. This site calculates hardware requirements rather than hosting model files.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 28 November 2025

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