Inception, Cerebras, and MBZUAI have released Jais 2, a 70 billion parameter open-weight Arabic LLM. Jais 2 is trained on an Arabic-first dataset and features a redesigned architecture for stronger reasoning and fluency across Arabic dialects and English. It integrates a safety-first framework and demonstrates capabilities in understanding Arabic poetry, culture, and social media tone. Why it matters: Jais 2 addresses the historical underrepresentation of Arabic in AI by providing a culturally and linguistically faithful model, potentially accelerating innovation across the region.
G42's Inception has open-sourced Jais, a 13-billion parameter Arabic large language model (LLM). Jais was trained on a 395-billion-token Arabic and English dataset and outperforms existing Arabic models. The model is a collaboration between Inception, MBZUAI, and Cerebras Systems, and was trained on the Condor Galaxy supercomputer. Why it matters: This release establishes a new standard for Arabic language AI, providing over 400 million Arabic speakers access to generative AI and fostering innovation in the region.
MBZUAI has released Jais and Jais-chat, two new open generative large language models (LLMs) with a focus on Arabic. The 13 billion parameter models are based on the GPT-3 architecture and pretrained on Arabic, English, and code. Evaluation shows state-of-the-art Arabic knowledge and reasoning, with competitive English performance.
G42's Core42 has released Jais, a new Arabic large language model. Jais includes 13 billion parameters and was trained on a dataset of 126B tokens, including 43B Arabic tokens. According to the developers, Jais achieves state-of-the-art results on Arabic benchmarks and competitive performance on English benchmarks. Why it matters: Jais represents a significant step forward for Arabic NLP, providing a powerful new tool for researchers and developers in the region.
MBZUAI, G42, and Cerebras Systems have launched K2 Think V2, a 70-billion parameter reasoning system built on the K2-V2 base model. K2 Think V2 is fully open-source, from pre-training data to post-training alignment, ensuring transparency and reproducibility. It achieves leading results on complex reasoning benchmarks like AIME2025 and GPQA-Diamond. Why it matters: This release marks a significant advancement in the UAE's AI capabilities, demonstrating leadership in building globally accessible and fully sovereign AI systems focused on reasoning.