starcoding/day1-train-model

TEXT GENERATIONConcurrency Cost:1Model Size:0.5BQuant:BF16Ctx Length:32kPublished:Apr 1, 2026License:apache-2.0Architecture:Transformer Open Weights Cold

The starcoding/day1-train-model is a 0.5 billion parameter Qwen2.5-based instruction-tuned causal language model developed by starcoding. Finetuned from unsloth/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-unsloth-bnb-4bit, this model was trained using Unsloth and Huggingface's TRL library, achieving 2x faster training. With a 32768 token context length, it is optimized for efficient instruction-following tasks.

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Model Overview

The starcoding/day1-train-model is a compact 0.5 billion parameter instruction-tuned language model developed by starcoding. It is based on the Qwen2.5 architecture and was finetuned from unsloth/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-unsloth-bnb-4bit.

Key Characteristics

  • Architecture: Qwen2.5-based causal language model.
  • Parameter Count: 0.5 billion parameters.
  • Context Length: Supports a substantial context window of 32768 tokens.
  • Training Efficiency: Finetuned using Unsloth and Huggingface's TRL library, resulting in a 2x speedup during the training process.

Use Cases

This model is suitable for applications requiring efficient instruction-following capabilities, particularly where a smaller model size and optimized training are beneficial. Its substantial context length allows for processing longer prompts and maintaining conversational coherence over extended interactions.