Preferred Networks

PFN released the model weights for its translation-specialized LLM 'PLaMo 3 Translate' on Hugging Face, offering four sizes from 0.8B to 31B for local execution.

• •Preferred Networks (PFN) released the model weights for 'PLaMo 3 Translate', a translation-specialized LLM, on Hugging Face on November 5, 2026.
• •The model is available in four sizes: 0.8B, 2B, 8B, and 31B (where B stands for billion parameters).
• •Users can select a model according to their environment, download it, and run it locally.

Preferred Networks open-sourced the translation-specialized LLM 'PLaMo 3 Translate' with open weights, claiming world-class performance.

• •Preferred Networks released the translation-specialized LLM 'PLaMo 3 Translate' with open weights.
• •The title claims the model boasts "world-class" performance.
• •Four sizes ranging from 0.8B to 31B are available, with support for on-device deployment.

Preferred Networks began offering its domestic generative AI foundation model 'PLaMo 3.1 Prime', featuring on-premises Deep Research capabilities and a new free API plan.

• •Preferred Networks started offering its domestic generative AI foundation model 'PLaMo 3.1 Prime'
• •The model features 'Deep Research' capabilities usable in on-premises environments and mitigates hallucinations
• •A free API plan was launched, allowing users to try the model

The article explains use cases and practical challenges of Preferred Networks' domestic AI 'PLaMo', based on the company's exhibition at CEATEC 2026.

• •The focus is on use cases showing where and how the domestic AI 'PLaMo' is being utilized.
• •Information is provided based on the content exhibited by Preferred Networks at 'CEATEC 2026'.
• •It introduces the 'pitfalls' and challenges encountered when using PLaMo in practical operations.

Preferred Networks significantly updated its Japanese-focused translation service, PLaMo Translation, achieving accuracy comparable to state-of-the-art models.

• •PLaMo Translation, a Japanese-focused service using domestic AI models, has improved its performance.
• •The update enables translation accuracy comparable to state-of-the-art models.
• •Preferred Networks announced this on October 7, and the service is already available.