Boltz-1

Open weights Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Genesis Therapeutics November 2024

No estimate

No hardware requirements for this model

This model's weights are open, but no parameter count has been published for it. Every memory and speed figure starts from that number, so we would rather show nothing than a fabricated estimate.

On record

Full specification

Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.

Origin

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

Organisation
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Genesis Therapeutics
Organisation type
Academia,Industry
Country
United States of America
Published
19 November 2024
Authors
Jeremy Wohlwend, Gabriele Corso, Saro Passaro, Mateo Reveiz, Ken Leidal, Wojtek Swiderski, Tally Portnoi, Itamar Chinn, Jacob Silterra, Tommi Jaakkola, Regina Barzilay

What it does

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

Domain
Biology
Task
Protein folding prediction, Protein-ligand contact prediction, Protein interaction prediction, Protein structure comparison

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

"We train the structure prediction model <..> for a total of 68k steps with a batch size of 128. During the first 53k iterations, we use a crop size of 384 tokens and 3456 atoms <..>. For the last 15k iterations, we only sampled from the PDB structures and had a crop size of 512 tokens and 4608 atoms. " 53000*384*128+15000*512*128 = 3 588 096 000 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
Open — downloadable
Model access
Open weights (unrestricted)
Training code
Open source

MIT license https://github.com/jwohlwend/boltz

How it is classified

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

Record confidence
Likely

Sources

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

Reference
Boltz-1: Democratizing Biomolecular Interaction Modeling
Last updated
28 November 2025

What the numbers mean

About this model

Boltz-1 was published by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Genesis Therapeutics, in United States of America, in November 2024. It comes out of academia,Industry.

It works in Biology, and is recorded as doing protein folding prediction, Protein-ligand contact prediction, Protein interaction prediction, Protein structure comparison.

Because its weights were released, nothing about running it depends on a provider staying available — it is yours once downloaded.

Answers

Boltz-1 — common questions

01

Who created Boltz-1?

Boltz-1 was published by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Genesis Therapeutics, based in United States of America, categorised as academia,Industry.

02

When was Boltz-1 released?

Boltz-1 was published in November 2024. 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

What is Boltz-1 used for?

Boltz-1 works in Biology, and is recorded as handling protein folding prediction, Protein-ligand contact prediction, Protein interaction prediction, Protein structure comparison. These are the areas it was designed around; they describe intent rather than a hard boundary.

04

Where can I download Boltz-1?

The weights for Boltz-1 are published, though we do not hold a repository link for it. This site calculates hardware requirements rather than hosting model files.

05

What GPU do I need to run Boltz-1?

We cannot say. Boltz-1 has open weights, but no parameter count has been published for it, and every memory and speed calculation starts from that number. We would rather show nothing than a fabricated estimate.

06

Is Boltz-1 open source?

Its weights are published, so Boltz-1 can be downloaded and run on your own hardware. Note that open weights is not the same as open source in the full sense — it says nothing about the training data, the training code, or the commercial terms attached.

07

How many parameters does Boltz-1 have?

No parameter count has been published for Boltz-1, which is why no memory or speed figure appears on this page.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 28 November 2025

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