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Teuken-7B overview and key facts (October 2026)
Small open language model from the German OpenGPT-X project, trained for all 24 official EU languages.
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What is Teuken-7B?
Teuken-7B is a 7-billion-parameter open language model from the German research project OpenGPT-X, trained on all 24 official EU languages and suited to multilingual tasks on modest hardware.
Teuken was developed by Fraunhofer, Forschungszentrum Jülich, TU Dresden and DFKI and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs. The commercial instruct version v0.4 was pre-trained on 4 trillion tokens and is released under Apache 2.0; a later v0.6 trained on 6 trillion tokens is limited to non-commercial use. The model is not intended for math and coding and requires its own prompt template. Downloads are far lower than for global models, and the last update dates from 2025.
Teuken-7B AI features and use cases
- Handles smaller European languagesTraining on all 24 EU languages gives steadier results in languages such as Maltese, Irish or Latvian. Multinational teams serve smaller markets with one model.
- Runs on modest hardwareAt 7 billion parameters the model fits on a single workstation GPU. Small companies can host a private text model cheaply.
- Drafts and classifies multilingual textInstruction tuning supports summaries, drafts and categorization across languages. Service teams process requests in the customer's language.
What sets Teuken-7B apart
- Publicly funded German research model with a focus on European languages.
- Two license tracks: Apache 2.0 for v0.4, non-commercial only for v0.6.
Where Teuken-7B is strongest
Germany Available internationally
Developed by Fraunhofer, Forschungszentrum Jülich, TU Dresden and DFKI in the OpenGPT-X project, funded by the German economics ministry.
Questions to ask before you buy Teuken-7B
Self-hosting means your team runs, secures and updates the model, including GPU capacity, monitoring and patching. Check the license terms for commercial use and keep a record of which version you deploy. If outputs feed decisions about people, a human must stay in the loop. Only v0.4 may be used commercially, and the project shows no updates since 2025, so plan for limited maintenance.
Using Teuken-7B in the EU: GDPR and AI Act
- Data locationNot published by the vendor.
- Data processing agreementNot published by the vendor: ask for one (Art. 28 GDPR).
- EU AI ActCheck whether the AI prepares decisions about people. If not, the high-risk rules usually do not apply. The high-risk obligations apply from December 2, 2027 (Digital Omnibus).
General information with sources, not legal advice.
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Questions about Teuken-7B
Which Teuken version can companies use?
Teuken-7B-instruct-commercial-v0.4 under Apache 2.0. Version v0.6 is licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial use only.
Which languages does Teuken cover?
All 24 official EU languages, from Bulgarian to Swedish.
Is Teuken good for coding?
No. The model card states it is not intended for math and coding tasks.
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