Abu Dhabi: TECHz – News Desk
The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research arm of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has announced Falcon-H1 Arabic, a newly developed large language model built on a hybrid Mamba-Transformer architecture. Representing a complete departure from previous transformer-based versions, this new model establishes itself as the highest-performing system on the Open Arabic LLM Leaderboard (OALL).
This milestone sets Falcon-H1 Arabic as the leading Arabic AI model currently available, outperforming models several times larger while delivering state-of-the-art accuracy, context handling, and linguistic representation.
His Excellency Faisal al Bannai, Adviser to the UAE President and Secretary General, Advanced Technology Research Council: “Falcon-H1 Arabic reflects our ongoing commitment to strengthening the UAE’s position as a global hub for advanced technology and responsible AI. By delivering models that support the linguistic and cultural needs of the region, we enable innovation that is accessible, relevant, and impactful across our societies. This achievement is a testament to the depth of talent and research expertise within TII.”
Building on the strong reception of the Falcon-Arabic models released earlier this year, which highlighted the community’s clear need for high-quality Arabic LLMs, TII has advanced its work with the new Falcon-H1 Arabic family. Available in 3B, 7B, and 34B parameter sizes, the models are designed to meet diverse infrastructure and use-case needs. Falcon-H1 Arabic introduces improvements in data quality, dialect coverage, long-context stability, and mathematical reasoning, enabling more accurate, reliable, and contextually aware Arabic understanding across real-world applications.
Dr. Najwa Aaraj, CEO, TII: “The development of Falcon-H1 Arabic builds on years of foundational work in Arabic AI and responds directly to the needs of our communities, including developer and businesses. By advancing architecture, data quality, and long-context reasoning, we are creating enablers that unlock new possibilities in education, healthcare, governance, and enterprise, and more, all in Arabic. This model represents an important step in our mission to deliver world-class AI that serves the region and contributes to global progress.”
