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SmolLM2 1.7B Instruct

SmolLM2 1.7B Instruct is an open-weight model. It ranks #397 of 351 on the LMArena text leaderboard with a rating of 1042.

LMArena text1042+0 in 30 days
Rank#397/351
95% interval1028–1056
Votes2.2K
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Released
Dec 30, 2024
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Price in / out, per 1M tokens
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Open · Apache 2.0
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SmolLM2 1.7B Instruct, LMArena text rating over time
10301043105510681080Dec 24Jun 25Nov 25May 26Oct 26
LatestSmolLM2 1.7B Instruct 1042

The rating LMArena published at each update since Dec 30, 2024. Ratings move as votes come in and new models join.

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Multi-turnLMArena993397 / 349339
Long queriesLMArena1056371 / 330328
Business and financeIndustries965397 / 344252

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How does SmolLM2 1.7B Instruct rank?

#397 of 351 on LMArena’s text leaderboard, rated 1042 (95% interval 1028–1056) from 2,199 votes, as of Oct 22, 2026.

Is SmolLM2 1.7B Instruct open source?

SmolLM2 1.7B Instruct has open weights under the Apache 2.0 license.

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