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Reviewed May 2026Stable LM 2 12B
Stability AI's 12B. Stable LM line; commercial use requires paid membership. Solid baseline at 12B class.
License: Stability AI Membership License·Released Apr 8, 2024·Context: 4,096 tokens
Overview
Stability AI's 12B. Stable LM line; commercial use requires paid membership. Solid baseline at 12B class.
Strengths
- 12B size class
- Stability AI lineage
Weaknesses
- Membership-license blocks free commercial use
Quantization variants
Each quantization trades model quality for file size and VRAM. Q4_K_M is the most popular starting point.
| Quantization | File size | VRAM required |
|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_M | 7.2 GB | 10 GB |
Get the model
HuggingFace
Original weights
huggingface.co/stabilityai/stablelm-2-12b
Source repository — direct quantization required.
Hardware that runs this
Cards with enough VRAM for at least one quantization of Stable LM 2 12B.
Frequently asked
What's the minimum VRAM to run Stable LM 2 12B?
10GB of VRAM is enough to run Stable LM 2 12B at the Q4_K_M quantization (file size 7.2 GB). Higher-quality quantizations need more.
Can I use Stable LM 2 12B commercially?
Stable LM 2 12B is released under the Stability AI Membership License, which has restrictions for commercial use. Review the license terms before using it in a product.
What's the context length of Stable LM 2 12B?
Stable LM 2 12B supports a context window of 4,096 tokens (about 4K).
Source: huggingface.co/stabilityai/stablelm-2-12b
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