What is Institute of Foundation Models (MBZUAI)'s latest AI model?

Institute of Foundation Models (MBZUAI)'s most recent release in the Startrise tracker is PAN 2, released Nov 10, 2026.

How many AI models has Institute of Foundation Models (MBZUAI) released?

Startrise tracks 2 notable Institute of Foundation Models (MBZUAI) releases since January 2025, from Jais 3 and Jais Speech (Oct 15, 2026) to PAN 2.

Does Institute of Foundation Models (MBZUAI) release open-weight models?

Yes. 2 of 2 tracked Institute of Foundation Models (MBZUAI) releases (100%) ship with downloadable weights; the most recent is PAN 2.

Where is Institute of Foundation Models (MBZUAI) based?

Institute of Foundation Models (MBZUAI) is based in United Arab Emirates.

AI Model Release Tracker Middle East · updated Nov 12, 2026

2Releases tracked
Nov 10Latest · PAN 2
100%Open-weight
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The Institute of Foundation Models (IFM) is a UAE-based research institute of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) that develops open-source foundation models. Launched in May 2025, it is a multi-site initiative with labs in Abu Dhabi, Paris and Sunnyvale, California, and it sponsors the LLM360 project, which provides open access to large language models. Its tracked release, Jais 3 and Jais Speech (October 2026), is an Arabic-native fleet of six open models from 0.9B to 375B parameters built on K2 Horizon, plus the Jais Speech ASR model, developed with G42's Inception42.

Institute of Foundation Models (MBZUAI)

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2 releases latest Nov 10, 2026

Nov 10, 2026

PAN 2

Open world model: an LLM plans events from a scene plus an action, a from-scratch video diffusion model renders them. Apache 2.0 weights and training code.
- Video
- Open weights
- App
Source
Oct 15, 2026

Jais 3 and Jais Speech

Arabic-native fleet of six open models (0.9B to 375B) built on K2 Horizon, plus Jais Speech ASR; with Inception42 (G42).
- LLM
- Open weights
- App
- 512K ctx
Source

Institute of Foundation Models (MBZUAI) FAQ

What is Institute of Foundation Models (MBZUAI)'s latest AI model?: Institute of Foundation Models (MBZUAI)'s most recent release in the Startrise tracker is PAN 2, released Nov 10, 2026.
How many AI models has Institute of Foundation Models (MBZUAI) released?: Startrise tracks 2 notable Institute of Foundation Models (MBZUAI) releases since January 2025, from Jais 3 and Jais Speech (Oct 15, 2026) to PAN 2.
Does Institute of Foundation Models (MBZUAI) release open-weight models?: Yes. 2 of 2 tracked Institute of Foundation Models (MBZUAI) releases (100%) ship with downloadable weights; the most recent is PAN 2.
Where is Institute of Foundation Models (MBZUAI) based?: Institute of Foundation Models (MBZUAI) is based in United Arab Emirates.