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Fara1.5-27B
Fara1.5-27B is an AI model made by Microsoft. Microsoft released it on 21 May 2026. It is generally available. It takes text, image and returns text.
Fara1.5-27B is an AI model made by Microsoft. Microsoft released it on 21 May 2026. It is generally available. It takes text, image and returns text. Its context window is 262,144 tokens. Its weights are open. Its licence is MIT. Its knowledge cutoff is 2026.
- Released
- 21 May 2026 — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Status
- Generally available — ai.azure.com, read 16 October 2026
- Takes
- Text, Image — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Returns
- Text — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Open weights
- Yes — www.microsoft.com, read 16 October 2026
- Licence
- MIT — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Context window
- 262,144 tokens — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Longest answer
- Not confirmed: The maker's model card and API/model pages reviewed do not state the standard maximum output-token limit.
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2026 — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- API price, input
- Not confirmed: The maker's pages reviewed do not state a standard API input price per 1,000,000 tokens for this model.
- API price, output
- Not confirmed: The maker's pages reviewed do not state a standard API output price per 1,000,000 tokens for this model.
- Where
- Not confirmed: two readings disagree: api, weights, cloud and weights, api
- Parameters
- 27,000,000,000 — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Model card
- https://huggingface.co/microsoft/Fara1.5-27B — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
Questions
When was Fara1.5-27B released?
Microsoft released Fara1.5-27B on 21 May 2026.
Is Fara1.5-27B still available?
Yes: it is generally available, as Microsoft states it.
What is the context window of Fara1.5-27B?
The context window of Fara1.5-27B is 262,144 tokens, as Microsoft prints it.
Are the weights of Fara1.5-27B open?
Yes: Microsoft publishes the weights of Fara1.5-27B for download.
What is the licence of Fara1.5-27B?
The licence of Fara1.5-27B is MIT, as Microsoft names it.
What does Fara1.5-27B take and return?
Fara1.5-27B takes text, image and returns text.
What is the knowledge cutoff of Fara1.5-27B?
The knowledge cutoff of Fara1.5-27B is 2026.
How many parameters does Fara1.5-27B have?
Fara1.5-27B has 27,000,000,000 parameters, as Microsoft publishes it.
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Sources
- Fara1.5 – A family of frontier computer use agent models (read 16 October 2026)
- Fara1.5-27B | Model Catalog | Microsoft Foundry (read 16 October 2026)
- microsoft/Fara1.5-27B (read 16 October 2026)
- Fara1.5 – A family of frontier computer use agent models (read 16 October 2026)