How much does Dolly 2.0-12b cost?

We do not hold a list price for Dolly 2.0-12b yet, so we cannot compare its cost. Check the maker's own price page.

Is Dolly 2.0-12b open source?

Dolly 2.0-12b has open weights: its trained parameters can be downloaded. That is not always the same as open source, because licence terms differ, so read the licence before you use it commercially.

How good is Dolly 2.0-12b compared with other AI models?

On the Epoch Capabilities Index, Dolly 2.0-12b scores 89.2 (likely range 72.2 to 97.7), which ranks 264 of 270 models we track. On Arena's human-vote text board it is ranked 164 of 166. Scores close together are a tie in practice.

How does Dolly 2.0-12b compare with DeepSeek Coder 6.7B?

On quality, neither model leads clearly across the 1 measure both have. 1 measure is too close to call. See the full comparison for every measure.

How current are these numbers for Dolly 2.0-12b?

The newest data on this page is dated 26 Oct 2026. Scores come from Epoch AI and Arena, prices from the open LiteLLM price list.

AI Rankings

Dolly 2.0-12b: Score, Price and Context Window

Where Dolly 2.0-12b from Databricks ranks, what it costs and how much text it can read, in plain numbers with the sources.

Data updated 26 Oct 2026

Databricks
Open weights
Released Apr 2023

Its score range overlaps with RedPajama-INCITE-7B-Base, the model just above it, so a small gap in rank is not a meaningful difference.

Best for

Running it yourself: its weights can be downloaded (read the licence terms first).

Skip if

Cutting-edge tasks: its overall Epoch score is in the lower part of the models we track.

These lines are worked out from the numbers on this page, not from hands-on testing.

Key facts

Overall score: 89.2; Rank 264 of 270. Likely range 72.2 to 97.7.
Human preference: chat: 983; Rank 164 of 166. 3,412 votes.
Human preference: coding: 962; Rank 165 of 166. 396 votes.
Weights: Open; The weights can be downloaded. Check the licence before commercial use.

We do not have a list price, a context window size and benchmark results for Dolly 2.0-12b yet. It is shown as "Not measured" rather than guessed.

How Dolly 2.0-12b stacks up

Each strip shows every model we track as faint bars. The dot is this model. Better is always to the right, even for price.

Dolly 2.0-12b compared with all models we trackOverall capability: 89.2. Better than 2% of the other 269 models. Human preference: chat: 983. Better than 1% of the other 165 models. Human preference: coding: 962. Better than 0% of the other 165 models.

Overall capability89.2
Better than 2% of the other 269 models
Epoch Capabilities Index: one score that combines many tests.
Human preference: chat983
Better than 1% of the other 165 models
How often people pick its answers over another model's on Arena.
Human preference: coding962
Better than 0% of the other 165 models
How often people pick its answers to coding questions on Arena.

Compared with the other published models that have each measure. Data updated 26 Oct 2026.

Where Dolly 2.0-12b ranks

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Questions about Dolly 2.0-12b

How much does Dolly 2.0-12b cost?: We do not hold a list price for Dolly 2.0-12b yet, so we cannot compare its cost. Check the maker's own price page.
Is Dolly 2.0-12b open source?: Dolly 2.0-12b has open weights: its trained parameters can be downloaded. That is not always the same as open source, because licence terms differ, so read the licence before you use it commercially.
How good is Dolly 2.0-12b compared with other AI models?: On the Epoch Capabilities Index, Dolly 2.0-12b scores 89.2 (likely range 72.2 to 97.7), which ranks 264 of 270 models we track. On Arena's human-vote text board it is ranked 164 of 166. Scores close together are a tie in practice.
How does Dolly 2.0-12b compare with DeepSeek Coder 6.7B?: On quality, neither model leads clearly across the 1 measure both have. 1 measure is too close to call. See the full comparison for every measure.
How current are these numbers for Dolly 2.0-12b?: The newest data on this page is dated 26 Oct 2026. Scores come from Epoch AI and Arena, prices from the open LiteLLM price list.

Where this data comes from

Epoch AI: Benchmark data: Epoch AI, 'Capabilities & benchmarking', epoch.ai/benchmarks (CC BY 4.0). We match models across sources, rank them and show them in charts. Scores are not changed. Epoch AI does not endorse this site.
Arena (formerly LMArena): Human-preference ratings: Arena (arena.ai) leaderboard dataset, CC BY 4.0. We keep the latest published ratings, match them to models from other sources and rank them. Ratings are not changed. Arena does not endorse this site.

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