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Google Research
Language model · United States ·May 2022

UL2

Language Open (Restricted)
20B
Parameters

About UL2

UL2 is an AI model developed by Google Research, in the language category, released in 2022, made available as an open-weights model with 20B params.

On this page you'll find UL2's full specifications. Review provider pricing and benchmark scores below, or compare UL2 head-to-head with other language models.

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Sized to what UL2 actually needs (~8k context at Q4), not to the biggest GPU: Good = cheapest that runs it, Better = best value, Best = most headroom. Speed is a hardware estimate; anything past ~120 tok/s is shown as instant.

Good
Intel Arc A770 16GB
Consumer GPU · ~$329
~36 tok/s
Q4 · tight on context · up to 8k ctx
Runs with: ExLlamaV2, KoboldCpp, LM Studio
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Better
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
Consumer GPU · ~$749
~69.6 tok/s
Q4 · tight on context · up to 8k ctx
Runs with: ExLlamaV2, KoboldCpp, LM Studio
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Best
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Consumer GPU · ~$1,999
~120 tok/s
Q4 · fits full context · up to 8k ctx
Runs with: ExLlamaV2, KoboldCpp, LM Studio
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Software support

·ExLlamaV2 ·KoboldCpp ·LM Studio ·MLX ·Ollama ·SGLang ·TensorRT-LLM ·llama.cpp ·vLLM ?KTransformers ?text-generation-webui

✓ measured · · compatible · — not supported. Informational only — speed is hardware-based.

Consumer GPU
14.4–120+ tok/s
22 options →
Apple
22–58.6 tok/s
17 options →
Datacenter GPU
59.4–120+ tok/s
13 options →

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Frequently asked questions

What is UL2? ▶

UL2 is an AI model developed by Google Research, in the language category, released in 2022. It is tracked on GenAIList with its specifications, benchmark scores and provider pricing.

Who created UL2? ▶

UL2 was developed by Google Research and released in 2022.

Is UL2 open source or proprietary? ▶

UL2 ships as an open-weights model: you can download and self-host the weights, though the licence may place some restrictions on use.

How much does UL2 cost? ▶

Pricing for UL2 depends on the provider. See the providers table on this page for the latest API rates.

How does UL2 perform on benchmarks? ▶

Benchmark scores for UL2 are listed on this page as they are published. You can compare it head-to-head with other models on the GenAIList compare tool.

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