Open-Weight LineageThe 5 elite teams of Korea's Independent AI Foundation Model project
Korea's 5 elite foundation model teams release their first models together
Released their first models at the same time — SKT A.X K1 (519B), LG K-EXAONE (236B), Naver Cloud HyperCLOVA X SEED, NC AI VAETKI (113B), Upstage Solar Open 100B
Why it matters
The moment large Korean open-weight models appeared all at once
Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”
Pressaitimes.comhttps://www.aitimes.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=205195Added in Week 35, 2026 · See that week