Naver open-sources HyperCLOVA X SEED

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Released HyperCLOVA X SEED as open source — 3B (image understanding), 1.5B, 0.5B; commercial use allowed under conditions

Why it matters

Naver's first open-weight release

Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”

Officialclova.aihttps://clova.ai/tech-blog/ai-생태계에-씨앗을-뿌리다-상업용-오픈소스-ai-hyperclova-x-seed

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  2. This recordHyperCLOVA X SEED
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In the model family tree — Korean models family · 21 versions

  1. Earlier versionHyperCLOVA X
  2. This recordHyperCLOVA X SEED
  3. Later versionThe latest version in this branch
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