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DeepVariant

Google deep learning variant caller for Illumina, PacBio HiFi and ONT data.

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CategorySequencing & variant calling
GitHubgoogle/deepvariant
First public2016-12-14 (source)
Paperhttps://www.nature.com/articles/nbt.4235
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
PricingOpen source
Tags#variant-calling#long-read#short-read
Last checked2026-10-16

Specs

Sequencing platformIllumina, Element, PacBio, ONT R10.4.1
TaskVariant calling
Variant typesSmall variants (SNVs, indels)
GitHub stars3,822
InterfaceDocker

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