Arcee Blog

Open-Source SLMs
February 21, 2025

Advanced Reasoning & Super Speed: Meet Arcee-Maestro-7B-Preview and Arcee-Blitz

Today we bring you exciting updates on two small language models (SLMs) we've been working on: our first reasoning model, Arcee-Maestro-7B-Preview, and a fast and efficient Mistral-based DeepSeek distillation we call Arcee-Blitz.

News
February 13, 2025

AngelQ and Arcee AI Launch KidRails for LLMs

AngelQ and Arcee AI launch KidRails, the first open-source framework for training LLMs to deliver safe, age-appropriate responses for children aged 5-12.

Agentic AI
February 11, 2025

Arcee Orchestra: Elevating Enterprise Automation with Agentic AI Workflows

With Arcee Orchestra, you’ll transform complexity into simplicity, see faster collaboration across departments, and ultimately drive business growth—one automated workflow at a time.

Open-Source Toolkits
February 5, 2025

Meet MergeKit v0.1: Expanded Model Support, Arcee Fusion, & Multi-GPU Acceleration

MergeKit changed the game when it came to model merging, and today we're excited to bring you some game-changing updates to MergeKit–with what we're calling MergeKit v0.1. Starting today, you'll be able to unlock the power of model merging more than ever, with enterprise hosting, premium features, and expert support.

Agentic AI
February 4, 2025

How Knowledge Distillation Works and When to Use It

Discover how knowledge distillation makes AI models faster, more efficient, and cost-effective without sacrificing performance. Learn how Arcee AI leverages this technique to optimize models like Virtuoso Lite and Virtuoso-Medium-v2, delivering powerful AI solutions with lower computational demands. Explore the benefits, use cases, and how your organization can implement knowledge distillation to scale AI performance while reducing costs.

Open-Source SLMs
January 28, 2025

Virtuoso-Lite & Virtuoso-Medium-v2: Distilling DeepSeek-V3 into 10B & 32B Small Language Models (SLMs)

Here at Arcee AI, we're going beyond the hype and speculation surrounding the DeepSeek R-1 release. We're doing what we always do: work hard on training models. Soon we will deliver you disillations of R-1, and in the meantime, we're bringing you two distilled versions (10B, 32B) of DeepSeek-V3.

Market Intelligence
January 13, 2025

Should You Use Enterprise LLMs for Your Organization?

The days of general-use large language models (LLMs) in companies could be coming to an end. The new reality: the use of enterprise LLMs and/or small language models (SLMs) is on the rise, as businesses realize that that impactful, efficient AI must be based on tailored models that have been customized to their own data and use cases.

News
January 10, 2025

Small Models, Big Impact: How Arcee AI Is Redefining AI for Enterprises

The AI landscape is crowded with ambitious startups, each claiming to revolutionize the way we live, work, or analyze data. Yet, amid the buzzwords and

Market Intelligence
January 10, 2025

Seven Key Advantages of SLM Over LLM for Businesses

Explore the immense capabilities of large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4 and PaLM, which leverage vast datasets and billions of parameters to generate human-like language, solve complex tasks, and drive diverse AI applications.