AlphaFold 2
DeepMind's open-source protein structure prediction model (monomer and multimer).
| Category | Protein structure & design |
|---|---|
| GitHub | google-deepmind/alphafold |
| First public | 2021-07-15 (source) |
| Paper | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03819-2 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Pricing | Open source |
| Tags | #structure#msa#deepmind |
| Last checked | 2026-10-16 |
Specs
| Task | Structure prediction |
|---|---|
| Modalities | Monomer, multimer |
| MSA required | Yes (genetic databases) |
| Open weights | — |
| GPU need | NVIDIA GPU |
| GitHub stars | 14,889 |
| Interface | Docker, Colab |
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