Apertus 1.5, Swiss open-weight, open-source, open training data model

https://apertus-ai.org/articles/2026-07-apertus-1-5/

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flaburganJul 26, 2026, 9:32 AM
>Apertus 1.5, our latest model release, extends the 8B and 70B Apertus 1.0 models with image understanding, an optional thinking mode, a four times longer context window, improved instruction-following, and better tool use.

https://huggingface.co/collections/swiss-ai/apertus-v15

elashriJul 26, 2026, 3:32 PM
> You need to agree to share your contact information to access this model > This repository is publicly accessible, but you have to accept the conditions to access its files and content.

Is that normal?

Tox46Jul 26, 2026, 4:13 PM
we live in a world where open != free