RankBoost (meta-search)

Closed weights Columbia University,Princeton University,Hebrew University of Jerusalem November 2003

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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.

On record

Full specification

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Origin

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

Organisation
Columbia University,Princeton University,Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Organisation type
Academia,Academia,Academia
Country
United States of America, Israel
Published
15 November 2003
Authors
Yoav Freund, Raj Iyer, Robert E. Schapire, Yoram Singer

What it does

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

Domain
Recommendation
Task
Recommender system, Search

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

16 (ML) and 22 (UNIV) query-expansion templates; retrieve top-30 URLs per template; combine via RankBoost. ML: 210 base queries; UNIV: 290.

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

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Record confidence
Unknown

Sources

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

Reference
An Efficient Boosting Algorithm for Combining Preferences
Last updated
11 February 2026

What the numbers mean

What this model is

RankBoost (meta-search) was published by Columbia University,Princeton University,Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in the country recorded as United States of America, during November 2003. The publishing organisation is categorised as academia,Academia,Academia.

It works in the domain of Recommendation, and is recorded as performing the task of recommender system, Search.

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

Answers

RankBoost (meta-search) — common questions

01

RankBoost (meta-search)— who created it?

It was published by Columbia University,Princeton University,Hebrew University of Jerusalem, based in United States of America, an organisation categorised as academia,Academia,Academia.

02

RankBoost (meta-search)— when was it released?

It was published in November 2003. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.

03

RankBoost (meta-search)— what is it used for?

It works in the domain of Recommendation, and is recorded as handling the task of recommender system, Search. These are the areas it was designed around; they describe intent rather than a hard boundary.

04

RankBoost (meta-search)— what GPU do I need to run it?

None. This 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.

05

RankBoost (meta-search)— is it open source?

No. Its weights have not been published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.

06

RankBoost (meta-search)— how many parameters does it have?

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

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 11 February 2026

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