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IFM launches six-model K2 Horizon fleet with an open training stack

September 4, 2026 at 02:43 EDT

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Abu Dhabi’s Institute of Foundation Models (IFM) has released K2 Horizon, a connected fleet of six foundation models spanning 0.9B to 375B parameters. IFM says the family is open across weights, code, training data or construction recipes, and the methods used to build and evaluate it.

SEP 3, 2026 · IFM

Six open models, one connected fleet

K2 Horizon spans edge devices to enterprise deployment, pairing model weights with code, data or recipes, and training records.

6models in the fleet

0.9Bsmallest model

375Bflagship capacity

3xclaimed Uno speedup

Sparse models reduce active compute

Active parameters used per token; each block represents 1B.

36B-A4B

4B active

375B-A23B

23B active

The flagship keeps 375B total capacity but activates 23B per token.

How the fleet scales

Prototype

Start with a compact model.

→

Route

Send each task to a cost-effective size.

→

Deploy

Scale within one interface.

Why it matters

Full recipes, checkpoints and logs make the training path inspectable.

What remains to test

Release timing, runtime compatibility and real-world reliability are still developing.

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