003LLMs / Open ModelsarXiv:2501.00656
- The release includes weights, data, code, recipes, logs, and intermediate checkpoints, making it useful for reproducible research and downstream adaptation.
- In the training recipe, Dolmino Mix 1124 and late-stage curriculum learning improve downstream capability without relying only on more compute.
- The instruction model OLMo 2-Instruct builds on the Tülu 3 recipe and extends it with reinforcement learning that uses verifiable rewards in the final stage.
- As a result, the base model remains more transparent while staying competitive with open-weight systems in the Llama 3.1, Qwen 2.5, and Gemma 2 families.