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Model 01 · 7.6B parameters · Coming soon

Luminas Astra 7

A compact model with the reasoning of a much larger one.

Luminas Astra 7 is a 7.6 billion parameter language model built by Luminas AI for agentic work, careful reasoning, real programming, and precise instruction following — small enough to run close to where your work already happens.

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Built by Luminas AI · Weights and API details publish at launch.

7.6B
Parameters
01
Model in the Astra line
Local
First-class deployment target
Soon
Public release status
Overview

A compact intelligence built for reasoning, creation, and code.

Luminas Astra 7 is a 7.6 billion parameter model from Luminas AI, designed to understand complex instructions, reason through problems, generate and analyse code, explain technical concepts, and assist across a wide range of development and knowledge-based tasks.

Rather than focusing solely on model scale, Astra 7 aims to deliver practical intelligence in a compact form factor, making advanced AI capabilities more accessible to individual developers, local systems, and AI-powered software.

Intelligence should be useful, efficient, and accessible.

Luminas AI

At a glance

Model
Luminas Astra 7
Parameters
7.6 billion
Class
Compact LLM
Focus
Reasoning & code
Deployment
Local & AI apps
Status
Coming soon
Core capabilities

Five things it is built to do well.

Select a capability to see what it means in practice.

Advanced reasoning

Astra 7 approaches multi-step problems systematically, connecting information across a prompt to produce clear and useful solutions rather than relying solely on simple pattern matching.

  • Multi-step problems approached systematically
  • Connecting information across a whole prompt
  • Clear solutions instead of pattern matching

Programming & development

Astra 7 is optimised for developer-oriented workflows — writing new code, reading code that already exists, and explaining what a change actually does.

  • Code generation
  • Code explanation
  • Debugging and error analysis
  • Refactoring
  • Algorithmic problem solving
  • Function and API development
  • Technical documentation
  • Understanding existing codebases
  • Generating implementation strategies

Instruction following

Astra 7 follows detailed instructions and maintains context throughout multi-step tasks, respecting the format, the scope, and the constraints you set.

  • Structured, multi-step workflows
  • Technical conversations that keep context
  • Complex requests with strict constraints

Creative problem solving

Beyond programming, Astra 7 assists with brainstorming, conceptual development, writing, planning, and analysis — turning loose ideas into structured solutions.

  • Brainstorming and conceptual development
  • Writing, planning, and analysis
  • Transforming ideas into structured solutions

Technical understanding

The model works comfortably with programming concepts, software architecture, algorithms, APIs, development workflows, and other technical subjects.

  • Software architecture and system design
  • Algorithms and data structures
  • APIs and development workflows
Designed for developers

Small enough to keep running while you work.

Astra 7 is built with developers and AI-powered applications in mind. Its compact 7.6 billion parameter scale makes it particularly suitable for environments where performance, efficiency, and local deployment matter.

It can serve as an intelligence layer for:

AI coding assistants Developer tools Local AI applications Autonomous software agents AI IDEs Research and experimentation Personal AI systems Custom AI workflows
Benchmarks

Astra 7 leads the compact class.

In Luminas AI's internal evaluations, Luminas Astra 7 places first against every model below — with its widest margins on agentic tasks and multi-step reasoning, where compact models usually give ground. Switch category to see each result.

Astra 7 ranked first in every category Overall score · 0–100 · higher is better
01Luminas Astra 7 75.27.6B
02Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct 63.07B
03Qwen2.5-Coder-7B-Instruct 61.07B
04Llama 3.1 8B Instruct 58.58B
05Gemma 2 9B 57.69B
06DeepSeek-Coder-6.7B-Instruct 51.86.7B
07CodeGemma 7B 46.57B
08Mistral 7B Instruct 46.07B
09StarCoder2-7B 36.77B

Scores come from Luminas AI's own pre-release evaluations of Astra 7 against public checkpoints of the models listed, scored on a shared internal harness (0–100, higher is better). Small numbers under each score are parameter counts. At launch, Luminas AI will publish the full results together with the datasets, prompts, harness, and hardware used, so that every number here can be reproduced independently.

Inside the model

The shape of a thought.

Ask Astra 7 for something and 7.6 billion parameters answer at once — tokens becoming context, context becoming reasoning, reasoning becoming an answer. Every thread below is drawn live in your browser. Move your cursor through the network, or send a signal and watch it cross.

An artistic visualisation of signal flow through a dense network — a diagram of Astra 7's layer topology. Exact architecture, context window, and training details publish with the model.

Design principles

Two ideas shaped this model.

Faceted dark prism surrounded by concentric rings, with a single orange arc
Local-first intelligence

Capable AI without cloud-scale infrastructure

Astra 7 is designed to be practical for local AI environments, letting developers experiment with and deploy capable intelligence without requiring large-scale cloud infrastructure. Its compact size suits resource-conscious deployments while retaining the capabilities expected from a modern developer-focused language model.

Three offset translucent layers connected by a fine constellation of nodes, one node highlighted in orange
Luminas AI ecosystem

Intelligence that works alongside software

Astra 7 is part of the Luminas AI ecosystem, where intelligence is designed to work alongside software rather than exist only as a conversational interface. As Model 01, it is the foundation for intelligent development experiences, autonomous agents, and future Luminas products.

Specifications

Astra 7, at a glance.

Everything confirmed about the model today. Training details, evaluation results, licensing, and access will be published in full when the model is released.

Model
Luminas Astra 7
Parameters
7.6 billion
Category
Large language model
Focus
Reasoning · Coding · Instruction following · Problem solving
Deployment
Local & AI applications
Developer
Luminas AI
Release
Coming soonWeights, license & API at launch
FAQ

Questions about Astra 7.

What is Luminas Astra 7?

Luminas Astra 7 is the first model from Luminas AI — a 7.6 billion parameter large language model built for agentic work, advanced reasoning, programming, instruction following, and creative problem solving in a compact, efficient architecture.

How many parameters does Astra 7 have?

7.6 billion. Astra 7 sits in the compact 7B class, which keeps it fast and inexpensive to run while staying capable enough for real development work.

What is Luminas Astra 7 best at?

Agentic, multi-step tasks and reasoning, plus the full range of developer work: code generation, code explanation, debugging and error analysis, refactoring, algorithmic problem solving, function and API development, technical documentation, and understanding existing codebases.

Can Luminas Astra 7 run locally?

Yes. Astra 7 is designed for local-first deployment, so developers can experiment with and ship capable intelligence without large-scale cloud infrastructure. It works as an intelligence layer for AI coding assistants, AI IDEs, developer tools, autonomous agents, and personal AI systems.

How does Astra 7 compare to Qwen2.5-Coder-7B, Llama 3.1 8B, Gemma 2 9B or Mistral 7B?

In Luminas AI's internal evaluations, Astra 7 ranks first against all eight compared models — Qwen2.5-Coder-7B-Instruct, DeepSeek-Coder-6.7B-Instruct, CodeGemma 7B, StarCoder2-7B, Mistral 7B Instruct, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct, Gemma 2 9B and Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct — with its widest margins on agentic tasks and reasoning. Full methodology publishes with the model.

When is Astra 7 released and where can I download it?

Astra 7 is coming soon. The weights, license and integration details will be published on Hugging Face at launch, and the download button on this page will link straight to them.

Who develops Astra 7?

Luminas AI. Astra 7 is Model 01 in the Luminas AI ecosystem, where intelligence is designed to work alongside software rather than exist only as a conversational interface.

Coming soon

Reason. Create. Build.

Luminas Astra 7 is the beginning of Luminas AI's journey toward building intelligent systems that move beyond conversation and become active partners in creation. When it is released, the weights, license, and integration details will be published here first.

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