Granite-4.0-Tiny-Preview is a 7-billion-parameter fine-grained hybrid mixture-of-experts (MoE) instruction-following model developed by IBM's Granite Team. Fine-tuned from the Granite-4.0-Tiny-Base-Preview, it utilizes a combination of open-source instruction datasets and internally generated synthetic data to address long-context problems. The model employs techniques such as supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning-based alignment to enhance its performance in structured chat formats. Key Features and Functionality: - Multilingual Support: Handles tasks in English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Arabic, Czech, Italian, Korean, Dutch, and Chinese. - Versatile Capabilities: Excels in summarization, text classification, extraction, question-answering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), code-related tasks, function-calling, multilingual dialogues, and long-context tasks like document summarization and question-answering. - Advanced Training Techniques: Incorporates supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning for improved instruction adherence and tool-calling capabilities. Primary Value and User Solutions: Granite-4.0-Tiny-Preview is designed to handle general instruction-following tasks and can be integrated into AI assistants across various domains, including business applications. Its multilingual support and advanced capabilities make it a valuable tool for developers seeking to build sophisticated AI solutions.