AnalysisOpinion / analysisLarge Language Models1 source · Oct 17, 2026

model : add Kolibri-1 (Aleph-Alpha) support by riteme · Pull Request #30673 · ggml-org/llama.cpp

Kolibri is Aleph Alpha's mixture-of-experts (MoE) reasoning model, with a focus on German and English.

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Key points

  • European 78B A3.4B model is now supported by llama.cpp, I am waiting for some GGUFs
  • The model supports an explicit reasoning mode and tool calling.
  • Model Developer Aleph Alpha Research GmbH
  • Context length 1,048,576 tokens; we recommend ≤262,144 tokens for serving efficiency and complex tasks

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