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# North ML

### Small AI. Serious research.

North ML is an independent AI research lab focused on advancing the frontier of language models through efficient, high-impact research.

We build **research models that punch above their weight** — exploring how far careful architecture, training, data, and fine-tuning can push a model beyond what its size or compute budget would suggest.

Our work spans small and efficient models, experimental architectures, fine-tuning, distillation, training methods, and evaluation.

### Our goals

**Advance the frontier.**  
Explore new ideas and build models that challenge what is expected from their scale.

**Punch above the weight.**  
Maximize capability per parameter, per token, and per unit of compute.

**Make research accessible.**  
Investigate approaches that can be developed and run without hyperscale infrastructure.

**Publish openly.**  
Share models, datasets, experiments, and failures whenever possible so others can learn from and build upon our work.

We believe frontier AI isn't only about making models bigger.

**It's about making them better.**.)

### Model Series
* Starlight Mini (one model, discontinued series)
* Wind series (performed well, but it went.)
* Forge series (Possible return near the end of 2026, if I feel like it.)
* Aurora series (done.)
* Ember series (done.)
* North series (🤫, Air, Star and Arc. The long-awaited sequel may return.)


### Compute Info
* M4 Mac Mini (16 gb variant, Jul 2025)
* M4 MacBook Air (16 gb variant, Dec 2025)
* v6e-16 tpu (Google  Tpu research cloud, Feb 27, 2026 - April 31, 2026)
* Rtx Pro 6000 (Google Cloud, Janurary/Feburary - May 2026, then Modal)
* 8x L4 (Trained Aurora One, Modal)
* L40S (Modal)
* Other Modal GPUs.
* 5060 Ti (Jul 2026)
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## Announcement (May 7, 2026 AD, 3:52 PM)
A new release is expected on May 8, possibly Wind Arc 1.7, Wind Edge 1.7, or something new altogether.
Thank you for using our models. I hope you enjoy what’s next.

## Announcement (May 10, 2026 AD, 9:59 PM)
Thanks to our friends at Modal for giving us ~$180 in free credit to use B200, L4, and other GPUs.