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What does Apertus 1.5 support?

The release notes describe models that accept multimodal input, including images and audio, and produce text. They also describe optional thinking behavior, open data and intermediate checkpoints. The notes call audio understanding experimental, so users should validate it carefully for their own inputs and tasks.

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Apertus 1.5 Puts More of the AI Recipe in Public View

Apertus 1.5 documents open multimodal models and intermediate checkpoints, while its release notes clarify when weights actually appeared.

Crashtech Editorial October 17, 2026 News

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