Evo 2 vs Evo
Evo 2: Genome language model across all domains of life with 1M-token context. Evo: 7B genomic foundation model (StripedHyena) for prokaryotic DNA, RNA and protein design at single-nucleotide resolution.
Facts below come from each project's own website, repository and paper. We don't publish benchmark claims here; see the papers for evaluations. Shared tags: dna-lm, foundation-model.
| Field | Evo 2 | Evo |
|---|---|---|
| Input length / context | Up to 1M bp | 8,192 (base models) |
| Resolution | Single nucleotide | Single nucleotide |
| Species | All domains of life | Prokaryotic |
| Tasks | Language modeling, design | Language modeling, design |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Pricing | Open source | Open source |
| Released | 2025-02-21 | 2024-02-27 |
| Paper | Link | Link |
| GitHub | GitHub | GitHub |
| GitHub stars | 4,264 | 1,579 |
| Interface | Package, Docker | Package, Colab |
License and commercial use
| Field | Evo 2 | Evo |
|---|---|---|
| Code license | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Weights license | — | — |
| Commercial use | Permissive (commercial OK) | Permissive (commercial OK) |
| Answer | Yes. The recorded license is permissive, so closed-source commercial use is allowed if you keep the notices. Details | Yes. The recorded license is permissive, so closed-source commercial use is allowed if you keep the notices. Details |
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