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From: microsoft <huggingface.co/microsoft>Newsgroups: alt.freeweights.textSubject:

rho-base

Date: 2026-11-15Commit: 4f9af0fSigned: 2DC28CC7B26A283B ✓

Model with 5.2B parameters. Safetensors weights, 10.5 GB in all. Published by microsoft under MIT.

5.2B params10.5GBrho-basesafetensorspermissive
FactsParams5.2BSize10.5 GBFormatssafetensorsTasknot taggedLicenseMITFrom sourcepermissive
$ fw get microsoft/rho-base
# manifest sha256 7438e13fd561… · 10.5 GB · 14 files
$ fw verify ./rho-base microsoft/rho-base
From sourceHosted (signed)microsoft/rho-baseLast check: 2026-11-15 04:32 UTC
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Overview

Size
10.5 GB
Weights
10.5 GB (safetensors)
Parameters
5.2B
Formats
safetensors
Task
not tagged
License
MIT (permissive)
Files
14, each with a sha256
Publisher
microsoft
Added
2026-11-15
Section
alt.freeweights.text
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Files

14 files · 10.5 GBWeights 10.5 GB (safetensors). Sizes and sha256 from the signed manifest.
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.gitattributes1.52 KB11ad7efa24975ee4b0c3c3a38ed18737f0658a5f75a0a96787b576a78a023361
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md558 B9d45a586fce701502d173a7c10c71c8bd4f23e23d5a4a06e9d00eb57a9c11205
LICENSE1.14 KBc2cfccb812fe482101a8f04597dfc5a9991a6b2748266c47ac91b6a5aae15383
README.md1.51 KB976e30abf09fc292af4b0367a4579a159da8d49da65506a42829efb86455ecb5
SECURITY.md542 Bb02bf4e236e9335b27298a77688c751d18ca7e6052873d0d3d29eda37d0a72fa
data_config.json3.86 KBd91308fbed9f82099d1b7c068129a6789d179513e6acc1db7ff546cc88386bb8
features.json470 B700f94364ccd80d63e86e079dc211196126b48c5191c6e4fae85b187c7331dd6
manifest.json497 Be8d6b73b9b08395ed048642fc03e199510e9ffad3e095a2e949b5fa482f82c59
model-00001-of-00003.safetensors5.00 GBd20ed2b68363a3db1a18f26723da467f0a8dd73eadb3a6634c534c11687285d4
model-00002-of-00003.safetensors4.99 GB9dcffd9e5fb843983e6b87b0d2ced036925f54d1091b9958365bf2bae6480ff3
model-00003-of-00003.safetensors521 MBda95f8a023747a2ffd88451e2c1b7c7652407b1a054d5758c95624aa85558779
model.safetensors.index.json129 KBb6730dab6741b5c59226b2c53a540617eb0ffd666fee1c8fe7fd59e42237999b
policy.json1.71 KBaf3c5c84df0096892045deea04c06960cc42db7d121ec0f6ee0422301a9b930c
stats.json537 KB1f5ee850524eaa41f1b85dc96aeabefcf3dd5a4d3e3a6c3c2220f903daad16f9
VersionsEach time the pinned upstream commit or file list changed in this repo. Newest first.
Upstream commitDateContents
4f9af0f4ec pinned now2026-11-15 04:32 UTC14 files · 10.5 GB

Use it

$ fw get microsoft/rho-base
# manifest sha256 7438e13fd561… · 10.5 GB · 14 files
$ fw verify ./rho-base microsoft/rho-base
fw.pyChecks the signature and every sha256, tries each source in order, resumes.
$ python3 fw.py get https://freeweights.allternit.com/manifests/microsoft/rho-base.json --dir ./rho-base $ python3 fw.py verify ./rho-base ./microsoft__rho-base.json
hfThe Hugging Face CLI with one setting. Same repo id.
$ HF_ENDPOINT=https://freeweights.allternit.com hf download microsoft/rho-base --revision 4f9af0f4ec4433cf1d85307f9d50910b0536c988 --local-dir ./rho-base
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License

Name
MIT License
Id
MIT
Class
Permissive
Redistribution
yes
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Hosted (signed)
Decided
License as declared by the publisher. No person read it. 2026-11-15
Text in
LICENSE
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c2cfccb812fe482101a8f04597dfc5a9991a6b2748266c47ac91b6a5aae15383
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Provenance

From: microsoft <huggingface.co/microsoft>Newsgroups: alt.freeweights.textSubject: rho-baseDate: 2026-11-15Commit: 4f9af0fSigned: 2DC28CC7B26A283B ✓
Upstream
microsoft/rho-base
Pinned commit
4f9af0f4ec4433cf1d85307f9d50910b0536c988
Manifest
rho-base.json · .minisig
Manifest sha256
7438e13fd561b26dab55066465117462cca4e834054fad567cfce6632dc156ab
Signature
minisign, Ed25519, key 2DC28CC7B26A283B
Created
2026-11-15 04:32 UTC
Generator
freeweights-manifest/0.1.0
Takedowns
None.

How to verify

$ curl -O https://freeweights.allternit.com/manifests/microsoft/rho-base.json $ curl -O https://freeweights.allternit.com/manifests/microsoft/rho-base.json.minisig $ minisign -Vm rho-base.json -P RWQ7KGqyx4zCLXtUFOqvfv8L3g+8fpKJ1FsuxPyOYMF+4KufbUxKq1Oq $ shasum -a 256 <file> # compare with the Files tab

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Signed manifest
minisign, key 2DC28CC7B26A283B. rho-base.json. Provenance. Takedown history: none.
Source
huggingface.co/microsoft/rho-base

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