Tensorized Transformer (W103)

Closed weights Tianjin University,Microsoft Research Asia,Beijing Institute of Technology 85.3M parameters June 2019

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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
Tianjin University,Microsoft Research Asia,Beijing Institute of Technology
Organisation type
Academia,Industry,Academia
Country
China
Published
24 June 2019
Authors
Xindian Ma, Peng Zhang, Shuai Zhang, Nan Duan, Yuexian Hou, Ming Zhou, Dawei Song

What it does

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

Domain
Language
Task
Language modeling, Translation

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
85.3M
Training data
tokens
Epochs
30

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.

Training compute
1.6 × 10¹⁸ FLOP

Tokens: 30 epochs * 103000000 tokens = 3090000000 tokens FLOP: 6 FLOP / parameter / token * 85300000* parameters * 3090000000 tokens = 1.581462e+18 FLOP

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 P40
Chips used
2
Power draw
1.0 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
Training code
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
Citations
194
Benchmark data
Tensorized Transformer (151M)

Sources

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

Reference
A Tensorized Transformer for Language Modeling
Last updated
25 May 2026

What the numbers mean

About this model

Tensorized Transformer (W103) was published by Tianjin University,Microsoft Research Asia,Beijing Institute of Technology, in China, in June 2019. The organisation is categorised as academia,Industry,Academia.

It works in Language, and is recorded as doing language modeling, Translation.

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

How it was trained

Training it took roughly 1.6 × 10¹⁸ FLOP of computation, on NVIDIA P40 — a measure of what producing the model cost, not of how fast it answers.

Answers

Tensorized Transformer (W103) — common questions

01

How much compute was used to train Tensorized Transformer (W103)?

Around 1.6 × 10¹⁸ FLOP, on NVIDIA P40. That measures what producing the model cost and says nothing about how quickly it answers once trained — inference speed comes from memory bandwidth, not from the training budget.

02

What GPU do I need to run Tensorized Transformer (W103)?

None. Tensorized Transformer (W103) 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 Tensorized Transformer (W103) open source?

No. Tensorized Transformer (W103) has not had its weights published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.

04

How many parameters does Tensorized Transformer (W103) have?

Tensorized Transformer (W103) has 85.3M parameters. 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.

05

Who created Tensorized Transformer (W103)?

Tensorized Transformer (W103) was published by Tianjin University,Microsoft Research Asia,Beijing Institute of Technology, based in China, categorised as academia,Industry,Academia.

06

When was Tensorized Transformer (W103) released?

Tensorized Transformer (W103) was published in June 2019. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.

07

What is Tensorized Transformer (W103) used for?

Tensorized Transformer (W103) works in Language, and is recorded as handling language modeling, Translation. These are the areas it was designed around; they describe intent rather than a hard boundary.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 25 May 2026

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