WizardLM-2 70B
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
- Microsoft
- Organisation type
- Industry
- Country
- United States of America
- Published
- 15 April 2024
What it does
The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.
- Domain
- Language
- Task
- Language modeling/generation, Question answering
- Base model
- Llama 2-70B
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.
- Parameters
- 70B
- Training data
- tokens
70b
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
- Training code
- Unreleased
The License of WizardLM-2 70B is Llama-2-Community. I haven't found a repository though
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.
- Last updated
- 28 November 2025
What the numbers mean
Where it came from
WizardLM-2 70B was published by Microsoft, in United States of America, in April 2024. The organisation is categorised as industry.
It works in Language, and is recorded as doing language modeling/generation, Question answering.
It builds on Llama 2-70B, which is why it shares that model's general shape and size.
Its weights were never published, so it can only be reached through its provider. No graphics card changes that.
Answers
WizardLM-2 70B — common questions
What is WizardLM-2 70B used for?
WizardLM-2 70B works in Language, and is recorded as handling language modeling/generation, Question answering. Models frequently carry more than one of each, and the tags describe purpose rather than capability limits.
What GPU do I need to run WizardLM-2 70B?
None. WizardLM-2 70B 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 WizardLM-2 70B open source?
No. WizardLM-2 70B has not had its weights published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.
How many parameters does WizardLM-2 70B have?
WizardLM-2 70B has 70B parameters. 70b. That figure is the total, and it is what decides how much memory the model needs — roughly half a gigabyte per billion at the compression most people use.
Who created WizardLM-2 70B?
WizardLM-2 70B was published by Microsoft, based in United States of America, categorised as industry.
When was WizardLM-2 70B released?
WizardLM-2 70B was published in April 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.
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