Granite 4.1 3B Albanian–English

Fine-tuned, released, and maintained by Kushtrim Visoka.

Kushtrim/granite-4.1-3b-sq-en is a task- and language-adapted checkpoint from the IBM Granite 4.1 family. The repository name describes the intended variant; the technical properties below are taken from its saved configuration.

Model details

Intended use

• Research and evaluation in the languages and task indicated by the repository name.
• Comparison with the upstream model family.
• Further task- or domain-specific adaptation where the applicable license permits.

Evaluation and limitations

• A standardized benchmark suite is not documented in this model card yet.
• Evaluate the checkpoint on representative held-out data before deployment.
• Fine-tuning can preserve or amplify limitations and biases from the upstream model and training data.
• Generated text or transcripts may be inaccurate. Human review is required for consequential use.
• The configured maximum context does not guarantee reliable quality at every sequence length.

Development and attribution

• Original architecture and base-model family: IBM Granite Team
• Albanian–English adaptation, fine-tuning, checkpoint packaging, release, and repository maintenance: Kushtrim Visoka
• Model card: Kushtrim Visoka

Acknowledgements

This work builds on IBM Granite 4.1 and the work of its original authors. The upstream architecture and base weights remain the work of their respective creators. This repository documents the derivative fine-tuning, packaging, and release work carried out by Kushtrim Visoka and does not claim authorship of the original model. Users should also follow the upstream model's license and citation requirements.

Citation

If you use this checkpoint, please cite this repository and the original upstream model.

@misc{visoka_granite41_3b_sq_en_2026,
  author       = {Visoka, Kushtrim},
  title        = {Granite 4.1 3B Albanian–English},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Hugging Face},
  url          = {https://huggingface.co/Kushtrim/granite-4.1-3b-sq-en},
  note         = {Fine-tuned derivative of the IBM Granite 4.1 family}
}