CapsNet (MultiMNIST)

Closed weights Google Brain 11.4M parameters October 2017

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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
Google Brain
Organisation type
Industry
Country
United States of America
Published
26 October 2017
Authors
S Sabour, N Frosst, GE Hinton

What it does

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

Domain
Vision
Task
Character recognition (OCR)

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
11.4M

"This model has 24.56M parameters which is 2 times more parameters than CapsNet with 11.36M parameters."

Training data
120,000,000 tokens

How it is classified

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

Citations
5,094

Sources

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

Reference
Dynamic Routing Between Capsules
Last updated
25 May 2026

What the numbers mean

Background

CapsNet (MultiMNIST) was published by Google Brain, in United States of America, in October 2017. The organisation is categorised as industry.

It works in Vision, and is recorded as doing character recognition (OCR).

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

Training and provenance

The training set ran to roughly 120,000,000 tokens.

Answers

CapsNet (MultiMNIST) — common questions

01

How many parameters does CapsNet (MultiMNIST) have?

CapsNet (MultiMNIST) has 11.4M parameters. "This model has 24.56M parameters which is 2 times more parameters than CapsNet with 11.36M 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.

02

Who created CapsNet (MultiMNIST)?

CapsNet (MultiMNIST) was published by Google Brain, based in United States of America, categorised as industry.

03

When was CapsNet (MultiMNIST) released?

CapsNet (MultiMNIST) was published in October 2017. 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 CapsNet (MultiMNIST) used for?

CapsNet (MultiMNIST) works in Vision, and is recorded as handling character recognition (OCR). 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 CapsNet (MultiMNIST)?

None. CapsNet (MultiMNIST) 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 CapsNet (MultiMNIST) open source?

The licensing for CapsNet (MultiMNIST) 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 25 May 2026

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