CryoChains

Closed weights University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB),Stanford University July 2023

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

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Origin

Who built this model, where, and when it was published.

Organisation
University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB),Stanford University
Organisation type
Academia,Academia
Country
United States of America
Published
15 July 2023
Authors
Bongjin Koo, Julien Martel, Ariana Peck, Axel Levy, Frédéric Poitevin, Nina Miolane

What it does

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Domain
Biology
Task
Cryo-EM image reconstruction

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
tokens

Then, 50, 000 training and 5, 000 test images are generated with the noise −20 dB

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
CryoChains: Heterogeneous Reconstruction of Molecular Assembly of Semi-flexible Chains from Cryo-EM Images
Last updated
28 November 2025

What the numbers mean

About this model

CryoChains was published by University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB),Stanford University, in United States of America, in July 2023. The organisation is categorised as academia,Academia.

It works in Biology, and is recorded as doing cryo-EM image reconstruction.

Its weights were never published, so it can only be reached through its provider. No graphics card changes that.

Answers

CryoChains — common questions

01

How many parameters does CryoChains have?

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

02

Who created CryoChains?

CryoChains was published by University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB),Stanford University, based in United States of America, categorised as academia,Academia.

03

When was CryoChains released?

CryoChains was published in July 2023. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.

04

What is CryoChains used for?

CryoChains works in Biology, and is recorded as handling cryo-EM image reconstruction. Models frequently carry more than one of each, and the tags describe purpose rather than capability limits.

05

What GPU do I need to run CryoChains?

None. CryoChains 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.

06

Is CryoChains open source?

The licensing for CryoChains was never recorded in our source data. We treat unstated licensing as closed, because an unrecorded licence is not one to rely on.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 28 November 2025

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