CryoDRGN

Closed weights Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) February 2021

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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.

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Full specification

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Origin

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

Organisation
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Organisation type
Academia
Country
United States of America
Published
4 February 2021
Authors
Ellen D. Zhong, Tristan Bepler, Bonnie Berger, Joseph H. Davis

What it does

The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.

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

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
Open source

GPL-3.0 license https://github.com/ml-struct-bio/cryodrgn

How it is classified

Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.

Record confidence
Unknown

Sources

Where this record came from and when it was last checked.

Reference
CryoDRGN: reconstruction of heterogeneous cryo-EM structures using neural networks
Last updated
28 November 2025

What the numbers mean

Background

CryoDRGN was published by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in United States of America, in February 2021. The organisation is categorised as academia.

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

This is a closed model: the trained values stayed with whoever produced them, and there is no local version to run.

Answers

CryoDRGN — common questions

01

What is CryoDRGN used for?

CryoDRGN works in Biology, and is recorded as handling cryo-EM image reconstruction. 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.

02

What GPU do I need to run CryoDRGN?

None. CryoDRGN 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.

03

Is CryoDRGN open source?

No. CryoDRGN has not had its weights published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.

04

How many parameters does CryoDRGN have?

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

05

Who created CryoDRGN?

CryoDRGN was published by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), based in United States of America, categorised as academia.

06

When was CryoDRGN released?

CryoDRGN was published in February 2021. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 28 November 2025

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