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Qwen/Qwen3-1.7B

by Qwen

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Overview

Qwen3-1.7B is an open-weight dense Qwen3 text-generation model from the Qwen team at Alibaba Cloud.

Details

Qwen3-1.7B is listed by Qwen as one of six open-weight dense Qwen3 models released under the Apache 2.0 license. The Qwen3 release post describes the 1.7B model configuration as 28 layers, 16/8 heads, and a 32K context length. The Qwen3 GitHub repository states that Qwen3 is developed by the Qwen team at Alibaba Cloud and points users to Hugging Face, ModelScope, and Qwen documentation for checkpoints and deployment guidance.

When to Use

Use for text-generation experiments where a smaller open-weight Qwen3 dense model is appropriate. Evaluate when you need a Qwen3 model with a 32K context configuration and Apache 2.0 licensing. Compare against other Qwen3 checkpoint sizes before choosing a production deployment target.

Getting Started

Open the Hugging Face model page for Qwen/Qwen3-1.7B to review the checkpoint and usage metadata.
Read the Qwen3 release post for the model family overview and Qwen3-1.7B configuration details.
Use the Qwen3 GitHub repository as the project hub for checkpoint and deployment guidance links.
Run a small text-generation trial and compare outputs with other Qwen3 model sizes before production use.

Key Features

•1.7B-parameter-class Qwen3 dense model entry
•32K context configuration stated in the Qwen3 release post
•28-layer architecture with 16/8-head configuration as listed by Qwen
•Open-weight release under the Apache 2.0 license
•Available as a Hugging Face text-generation model

Capabilities

•text-generation
•open-weight-model
•long-context
•local-or-self-hosted-deployment

Last updated Jun 6, 2026