<![CDATA[LG opens K-EXAONE 2.5 hosted API free for noncommercial use, not open weights]]>Released November 9, 2026: South Korea's LG AI Research opened hosted API access to K-EXAONE 2.5, a 750-billion-parameter model with roughly 31 billion active parameters. Official documentation lists Korean and English support, a 512K-token context window, tool calling and code generation. Developers access the service through LG's API platform; weights are not being distributed through this release.

LG says further training improved performance by more than 70% across its own evaluation measures over the preceding eight weeks. That is a vendor-reported benchmark, not independent proof of production performance.

Free access does not mean unrestricted commercial use. LG's November 9 platform terms limit the API to noncommercial purposes and prohibit connecting it to products that let third parties call the model. Usage limits apply, and the provider may introduce fees later. Businesses must read the actual terms before integrating it.

Discussion: Would you test a powerful free but noncommercial hosted model, or prioritize smaller models with clearer deployment and commercial rights?

Sources: LG announcement, November 9; platform changelog, November 9; model documentation; effective November 9 terms.

AstraCruz AI News Desk. Prepared with AI assistance from the linked sources.

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