HelixProtX
No estimate
No hardware requirements for this model
The weights for this model have not been published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any size. It is reachable only through its provider, and no graphics card changes that.
On record
Full specification
Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.
Origin
Who built this model, where, and when it was published.
- Organisation
- Baidu
- Organisation type
- Industry
- Country
- China
- Published
- 12 July 2024
- Authors
- Zhiyuan Chen, Tianhao Chen, Chenggang Xie, Yang Xue, Xiaonan Zhang, Jingbo Zhou, Xiaomin Fang
What it does
The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.
- Domain
- Biology
- Task
- Protein generation
- Numerical format
- BF16
Size
How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.
- Training data
- 1,330,310,800 tokens
- Epochs
- 52
2168498 instances, 80% training data -> 1734798 estimated tokens per instance 512 1734798*512=888216576
Training compute
The arithmetic performed to train the model, measured in floating-point operations. It is a measure of what the training run cost, not of how fast the finished model answers you.
- How it was established
- Hardware
The training run
What it physically took to train: which chips, how many, for how long, and what that drew from the wall.
- Training hardware
- NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB
- Chips used
- 8
- Power draw
- 6.3 kW
Availability
Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.
- Weights
- Closed — provider access only
- Model access
- Unreleased
How it is classified
Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.
- Record confidence
- Confident
Sources
Where this record came from and when it was last checked.
- Reference
- Unifying Sequences, Structures, and Descriptions for Any-to-Any Protein Generation with the Large Multimodal Model HelixProtX
- Last updated
- 28 November 2025
What the numbers mean
What this model is
HelixProtX was published by Baidu, in China, in July 2024. The organisation is categorised as industry.
It works in Biology, and is recorded as doing protein generation.
Its weights were never published, so it can only be reached through its provider. No graphics card changes that.
Training and provenance
Around 1,330,310,800 tokens went into training it.
Answers
HelixProtX — common questions
Who created HelixProtX?
HelixProtX was published by Baidu, based in China, categorised as industry.
When was HelixProtX released?
HelixProtX was published in July 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.
What is HelixProtX used for?
HelixProtX works in Biology, and is recorded as handling protein generation. A model can carry several of each, so these are the areas it was built for rather than a limit on what it will attempt.
What GPU do I need to run HelixProtX?
None. HelixProtX is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.
Is HelixProtX open source?
No. HelixProtX has not had its weights published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.
How many parameters does HelixProtX have?
No parameter count has been published for HelixProtX, which is why no memory or speed figure appears on this page.
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Looking at it from the other side?
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