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OpenChatKit provides an open-source base for creating specialized or general-purpose chat models.
About togethercomputer/OpenChatKit
OpenChatKit is an open-source base for creating specialized and general-purpose chat models. It includes instruction-tuned language models, a moderation model, and an extensible retrieval system for adding context from custom repositories. Its models were trained on the OIG-43M training dataset from Together, LAION, and Ontocord.ai.
The repository provides code to train GPT-NeoXT-Chat-Base-20B and Pythia-Chat-Base-7B, fine-tune Llama-2-7B-32K-beta, test inference through a command-line shell, and augment models with a retrieval index. Use requires local setup with PyTorch, Miniconda, Git LFS and model downloads, and loading a model can take some time.
Key features
- Train GPT-NeoXT-Chat-Base-20B 20B-parameter chat model
- Fine-tune Llama-2-7B-32K-beta long-context 7B model
- Train Pythia-Chat-Base-7B 7B-parameter chat model
- Test inference with command-line shell maintaining conversation history
- Augment responses with retrieval index from custom repositories
- Monitor training with Loguru and Weights & Biases
Best for: Developers who want to train, fine-tune, and test open-source chat models locally.
Good for
- Open-source code for training, fine-tuning, inference, and retrieval augmentation
- Includes moderation model and retrieval system for custom repositories
- Pre-trained Pythia-Chat-Base-7B weights available on Hugging Face under Apache 2.0
Watch out for
- Requires installing PyTorch, Miniconda, Git LFS and creating conda environment
- Loading the model can take some time
- Retrieval-augmented models are described as experimental
togethercomputer/OpenChatKit at a glance
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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togethercomputer/OpenChatKit FAQ
How do I chat with Pythia-Chat-Base-7B?
Run python inference/bot.py --model togethercomputer/Pythia-Chat-Base-7B from the repo root, then enter text at the prompt. Use /quit to exit the shell.
What is needed before starting?
Install PyTorch and other dependencies, Miniconda, Git LFS and mamba, then create the OpenChatKit environment from environment.yml.
Where are pre-trained weights for Pythia-Chat-Base-7B?
On Hugging Face as togethercomputer/Pythia-Chat-Base-7B under an Apache 2.0 license.
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