# Bwen 8B

Bwen 8B is a model from Ai2 with open weights, first recorded on 1 Nov 2026; its release date is not established.

- Developer: Ai2
- Id: allenai/Bwen-8B
- Sighting: 2026-11-01T18:24:27.355Z
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/allenai/Bwen-8B)
- Status: Released
- Weights version: 2026-08-26
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/api/models/allenai/Bwen-8B/paths-info/b2644f7827c21c3276d70cb82e6558aa03b9670e)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/ai2/bwen-8b/

## Questions

### Are the weights of Bwen 8B publicly available?

Yes. Ai2 publishes the weights.

### When was Bwen 8B released?

Its release date is not established. Signal Forge first recorded it on 1 Nov 2026.

## Evidence links

- [huggingface:allenai](https://huggingface.co/allenai/Bwen-8B)
- [hf-author-artifacts:allenai](https://huggingface.co/api/models/allenai/Bwen-8B/paths-info/b2644f7827c21c3276d70cb82e6558aa03b9670e)

## Signals