From: mlx-community <huggingface.co/mlx-community> Newsgroups: alt.freeweights.lfmSubject: LFM2-2.6B-4bit Date: 2026-11-15Commit: 493071eSigned: 2DC28CC7B26A283B ✓ Text generation model with 2.6B parameters. Safetensors weights, 1.45 GB in all. Published by mlx-community under LFM-1.0 (custom).
2.6B params 1.45 GB LFM2-2.6B-4bit safetensors custom terms Facts Params 2.6B Size 1.45 GB Formats safetensors Task text generation License LFM-1.0 (custom) From sourcecustom terms read terms
fw
# custom terms: read the license before you download
$ fw get mlx-community/LFM2-2.6B-4bit
# manifest sha256 5eb2c8ff9e85… · 1.45 GB · 10 files
$ fw verify ./LFM2-2.6B-4bit mlx-community/LFM2-2.6B-4bit
From sourceHosted (signed) mlx-community/LFM2-2.6B-4bit Last check: 2026-11-15 00:21 UTC
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Size 1.45 GB
Weights 1.45 GB (safetensors)
Parameters 2.6B
Formats safetensors
Task text generation
License LFM-1.0 (custom) (custom)
Files 10, each with a sha256
Publisher mlx-community
Added 2026-11-15
Section alt.freeweights.lfm
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Base model: LiquidAI/LFM2-2.6B
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This model mlx-community/LFM2-2.6B-4bit was converted to MLX format from LiquidAI/LFM2-2.6B using mlx-lm version 0.28.0 .
Use with mlx#
from mlx_lm import load, generate
model, tokenizer = load("mlx-community/LFM2-2.6B-4bit")
prompt = "hello"
if tokenizer.chat_template is not None:
messages = [{"role": "user", "content": prompt}]
prompt = tokenizer.apply_chat_template(
messages, add_generation_prompt=True
)
response = generate(model, tokenizer, prompt=prompt, verbose=True) Copy Files 10 files · 1.45 GB Weights 1.45 GB (safetensors). Sizes and sha256 from the signed manifest.
Hide all 10 files with their sha256 File Size sha256 .gitattributes 1.52 KB 11ad7efa24975ee4b0c3c3a38ed18737f0658a5f75a0a96787b576a78a023361 README.md 918 B 7e170a6814f0e13f7c3f05e905e083c66c2a3e935e8be4bd5b48fb371fb2534b chat_template.jinja 1.30 KB 89e790f027916b5a2bca145a6a8454e06ffc7a5043bf3b6d97829aff86bb543f config.json 1.88 KB cb3a98946262ce725ab7a2e9e880a178914895a8a5a73f8dec17f21b7b55128f generation_config.json 137 B 93a20028b6fb1f83d8ab33bcad0dd3878f74975dd4881e5435bc6d5dd21915bc model.safetensors 1.45 GB 7cebcdbbcd0ff753616a22fb8dfe98f9cdc11a256430c5b87fbec09342e2cf46 model.safetensors.index.json 42.0 KB d7296e9210effeba57519cd9768451b0271ccfc70bdd479c34c8f6f98df3f0d5 special_tokens_map.json 434 B 742aefe2b7dec496e8caffdba03a75d0c1a9925d53bd3f3e0d388c96b591b6f4 tokenizer.json 4.73 MB 89f0c8a6a1a96dd707d2efd06d815aa86123aaaad8328dda13188fcad6e25592 tokenizer_config.json 91.6 KB 769f519f71235c6c212773284c8e369e2c449921d818dfa623d65a1c4b05b987
Versions Each time the pinned upstream commit or file list changed in this repo. Newest first.
Upstream commit Date Contents 493071ebca pinned now 2026-11-15 00:21 UTC 10 files · 1.45 GB
Use it fw
# custom terms: read the license before you download
$ fw get mlx-community/LFM2-2.6B-4bit
# manifest sha256 5eb2c8ff9e85… · 1.45 GB · 10 files
$ fw verify ./LFM2-2.6B-4bit mlx-community/LFM2-2.6B-4bitTerms that come with these files. LFM 1.0: commercial use only for organisations under US$10M annual revenue. Keep a copy of the license with the files.
Custom license (custom). Read the license text first. Open this panel to show the commands once you accept its terms. fw.py Checks the signature and every sha256, tries each source in order, resumes.
$ python3 fw.py get https://freeweights.allternit.com/manifests/mlx-community/LFM2-2.6B-4bit.json --dir ./LFM2-2.6B-4bit
$ python3 fw.py verify ./LFM2-2.6B-4bit ./mlx-community__LFM2-2.6B-4bit.json Copyhf The Hugging Face CLI with one setting. Same repo id.
$ HF_ENDPOINT =https://freeweights.allternit.com hf download mlx-community/LFM2-2.6B-4bit --revision 493071ebca3592c63085e19612ded87192a2a0dd --local-dir ./LFM2-2.6B-4bit Copytransformers Load the weights in Python.
import os
os.environ["HF_ENDPOINT" ] = "https://freeweights.allternit.com"
from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM, AutoTokenizer
tok = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("mlx-community/LFM2-2.6B-4bit", revision="493071ebca3592c63085e19612ded87192a2a0dd")
model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained("mlx-community/LFM2-2.6B-4bit", revision="493071ebca3592c63085e19612ded87192a2a0dd", device_map="auto") CopyvLLM Serve an OpenAI-compatible API.
$ HF_ENDPOINT =https://freeweights.allternit.com vllm serve mlx-community/LFM2-2.6B-4bit --revision 493071ebca3592c63085e19612ded87192a2a0dd CopyLicense Name LFM Open License v1.0 Id LicenseRef-LFM-1.0 Class Custom terms Redistribution click-through Listing Hosted (signed) Terms LFM 1.0: commercial use only for organisations under US$10M annual revenue. Keep a copy of the license with the files. Decided License as declared by the publisher. No person read it. 2026-11-15 Text in README.md Text sha256 7e170a6814f0e13f7c3f05e905e083c66c2a3e935e8be4bd5b48fb371fb2534b Terms gate Yes. The commands stay folded until you open them after reading the license.
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Provenance From: mlx-community <huggingface.co/mlx-community> Newsgroups: alt.freeweights.lfmSubject: LFM2-2.6B-4bit Date: 2026-11-15Commit: 493071eSigned: 2DC28CC7B26A283B ✓ Upstream mlx-community/LFM2-2.6B-4bit Pinned commit 493071ebca3592c63085e19612ded87192a2a0dd Manifest LFM2-2.6B-4bit.json · .minisig Manifest sha256 5eb2c8ff9e85dc836e110c0510ca2f3a94b48edd8ade4501e76e77b0581ae2d5 Signature minisign, Ed25519, key 2DC28CC7B26A283B Created 2026-11-15 00:21 UTC Generator freeweights-manifest/0.1.0 Takedowns None.
How to verify
$ curl -O https://freeweights.allternit.com/manifests/mlx-community/LFM2-2.6B-4bit.json
$ curl -O https://freeweights.allternit.com/manifests/mlx-community/LFM2-2.6B-4bit.json.minisig
$ minisign -Vm LFM2-2.6B-4bit.json -P RWQ7KGqyx4zCLXtUFOqvfv8L3g+8fpKJ1FsuxPyOYMF+4KufbUxKq1Oq
$ shasum -a 256 <file> # compare with the Files tab Copy
A manifest whose signature fails must be rejected. A file whose size or sha256 does not match must be discarded. Verify a download
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1.2B params 2.35 GB LFM2-1.2B safetensors custom terms Facts Params 1.2B Size 2.35 GB Formats safetensors Task text generation License LFM-1.0 (custom) From sourcecustom terms read terms flip From: LiquidAI <huggingface.co/LiquidAI> Subject: LFM2-1.2B 1.2B params 2.35 GB LFM2-1.2B-Extract safetensors custom terms Facts Params 1.2B Size 2.35 GB Formats safetensors Task text generation License LFM-1.0 (custom) From sourcecustom terms read terms flip From: LiquidAI <huggingface.co/LiquidAI> Subject: LFM2-1.2B-Extract 1.2B params 2.35 GB LFM2-1.2B-RAG safetensors custom terms Facts Params 1.2B Size 2.35 GB Formats safetensors Task text generation License LFM-1.0 (custom) From sourcecustom terms read terms flip From: LiquidAI <huggingface.co/LiquidAI> Subject: LFM2-1.2B-RAG 1.2B params 2.35 GB LFM2-1.2B-Tool safetensors custom terms Facts Params 1.2B Size 2.35 GB Formats safetensors Task text generation License LFM-1.0 (custom) From sourcecustom terms read terms flip From: LiquidAI <huggingface.co/LiquidAI> Subject: LFM2-1.2B-Tool 2.6B params 5.14 GB LFM2-2.6B safetensors custom terms Facts Params 2.6B Size 5.14 GB Formats safetensors Task text generation License LFM-1.0 (custom) From sourcecustom terms read terms flip From: LiquidAI <huggingface.co/LiquidAI> Subject: LFM2-2.6B 2.6B params 5.14 GB LFM2-2.6B-Exp safetensors custom terms Facts Params 2.6B Size 5.14 GB Formats safetensors Task text generation License LFM-1.0 (custom) From sourcecustom terms read terms flip From: LiquidAI <huggingface.co/LiquidAI> Subject: LFM2-2.6B-Exp