SnowflakeReleased April 24, 2024

Arctic

Open Source480B (17B active) parameters

Context

4K

Input

Free (open)

Key Specifications

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Arena Rank

Not disclosed

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Context Window

4K

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Input Price

per 1M tokens

Free (open)

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Output Price

per 1M tokens

Free (open)

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Parameters

480B (17B active)

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Open Source

Yes

Best For

SQL generationenterprise data taskscoding

About Arctic

Arctic is Snowflake's open-source mixture-of-experts model with 480 billion total parameters and 17 billion active. It was specifically designed for enterprise intelligence tasks like SQL generation, data analysis, and coding. Arctic excels at translating natural language questions into database queries and is deeply integrated with Snowflake's data platform ecosystem.

Built bySnowflake

Pricing per 1M tokens

Input Tokens

Free (open)

Output Tokens

Free (open)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Arctic?
Arctic is Snowflake's open-source mixture-of-experts model with 480 billion total parameters and 17 billion active. It was specifically designed for enterprise intelligence tasks like SQL generation, data analysis, and coding. Arctic excels at translating natural language questions into database queries and is deeply integrated with Snowflake's data platform ecosystem.
How much does Arctic cost?
Arctic costs Free (open) per 1 million input tokens and Free (open) per 1 million output tokens. Pricing is based on token usage, making it cost-effective for both small and large-scale applications.
What is Arctic's context window?
Arctic has a context window of 4K tokens. This determines how much text the model can process in a single request — larger context windows allow the model to handle longer documents, maintain more conversation history, and reason over bigger codebases.
Is Arctic open source?
Yes, Arctic is open source. This means the model weights are publicly available, allowing developers and organizations to download, fine-tune, and self-host the model on their own infrastructure. Open-source models offer greater flexibility and data privacy control.
What is Arctic best for?
Arctic is best suited for: SQL generation, enterprise data tasks, coding. These use cases leverage the model's specific strengths in terms of capability, speed, and cost-effectiveness within Snowflake's model lineup.