kestrel/kestrel-7b-instruct
Chat7B paramssafetensorsLicense: apache-2.0enesfr#instruct#multilingual
Updated Sep 27, 2026
Part of the Open Pace seed catalog. Weights are listed for the preview and become downloadable at launch.
Overview
Seven billion parameters, tuned on a mix of written instructions and multi-turn conversations in three languages.
kestrel/kestrel-7b-instruct is a 7B-parameter chat model, published in safetensors under the apache-2.0 license.
Intended use
- Chat in en, es, fr.
- Research, prototypes and products that keep a person in the loop.
- Fine-tuning as a starting point for a narrower task.
How to use
# Command-line client (planned; the shape may change)
pace pull kestrel/kestrel-7b-instruct
# Python (planned)
from openpace import load
model = load("kestrel/kestrel-7b-instruct")Limitations
- It can state wrong things fluently. Check facts that matter.
- Quality drops on languages and domains that were thin in its training data.
- It reflects biases present in public text.
License
Released under apache-2.0. Read the license file before using the weights commercially.