MODEL_CREDITS.md

# Model Credits - Microcoder-1.5B

## Base Model

This fine-tuned model is built upon **Qwen 2.5 Coder 1.5B Instruct**, created and maintained by [Alibaba Cloud](https://www.alibabacloud.com/).

### Original Model Information

- **Model Name**: Qwen 2.5 Coder 1.5B Instruct
- **Creator**: Alibaba Cloud
- **Repository**: [Qwen Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen2.5-Coder-1.5B-Instruct)
- **License**: Apache 2.0

The Qwen 2.5 Coder series represents a significant advancement in code generation models, optimized for programming tasks and instruction following.

## Model Redistribution

We acknowledge **Unsloth** for their role in redistributing and optimizing the base model, making it more accessible to the community.

- **Organization**: Unsloth
- **Website**: [Unsloth.ai](https://unsloth.ai)

## Fine-Tuned Model (Microcoder-1.5B)

- **License**: BSD-3-Clause
- **Status**: This fine-tuned version incorporates specialized training and optimizations

## License Summary

| Component | License |
|-----------|---------|
| Base Model (Qwen 2.5 Coder 1.5B) | Apache 2.0 |
| Fine-tuned Model (Microcoder-1.5B) | BSD-3-Clause |

## Dataset Credits

For detailed information about the datasets used in the fine-tuning process, please refer to [`DATASET_CREDITS.md`](./DATASET_CREDITS.md).

## Attribution

When using Microcoder-1.5B, please provide appropriate attribution to:

1. **Alibaba Cloud** - for the original Qwen 2.5 Coder model
2. **Unsloth** - for model redistribution and optimization
3. **Microcoder Contributors** - for the fine-tuning and improvements

## Citation

If you use this model in your research or projects, please consider citing:

```bibtex
@misc{microcoder2026,
  title={Microcoder-1.5B: A Fine-tuned Code Generation Model},
  author={[pedrodev2026]},
  year={2026},
  url={[https://huggingface.co/pedrodev2026/microcoder-1.5b]}
}
```

And also cite the original Qwen model:

```bibtex
@article{hui2024qwen2,
      title={Qwen2.5-Coder Technical Report},
      author={Hui, Binyuan and Yang, Jian and Cui, Zeyu and Yang, Jiaxi and Liu, Dayiheng and Zhang, Lei and Liu, Tianyu and Zhang, Jiajun and Yu, Bowen and Dang, Kai and others},
      journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.12186},
      year={2024}
}
```

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**Last Updated**: 2026
**Model Version**: 1.5B