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Rakuten

Rakuten

4 models across 1 family · Latest: Rakuten AI 3.0 (2026-03)

E-commerce and AI-powered services.

Japan

Rakuten's portfolio covers 4 active models across 1 current family, spanning general LLM work. Open a model detail page to compare provider routes and sourced benchmarks.

Covers 0 workload areas across 4 active tracked models; last verified 2026-05-19.

Use it for

  • Teams evaluating general LLM work across this lab's releases
  • Comparing model families before committing to a flagship
  • Migration and pricing follow-ups across 4 tracked models

Do not use it for

  • Choosing a hosting provider without opening a model page for price ladders

Active models

4

Current models from this lab, excluding deprecated ones

Active families

1

Current model families from this lab

Open catalog

4 open

0 open source / 4 open weights

Lowest output price

Not tracked

No provider output pricing linked yet

Latest dated release

2026-03-17

Rakuten AI 3.0

Freshness

2026-05-19

Researched 115d ago

stale

Information

Founded1997
Tokyo, Japan

Release cadence

Dated releases
4
Latest model
Rakuten AI 3.0
Latest date
2026-03-17

Where this lab wins

Not enough capability or benchmark coverage yet to call strengths for this lab.

Flagship quality / price signal

Flagship
RakutenAI 7B
Selection source
Best sourced coding Q/$
Coding grade
unknown
Benchmark / output price
Not enough sourced benchmark and price coverage

About

Rakuten is a Japanese e-commerce and technology company that leverages AI to power various services and platforms across their diverse portfolio of businesses. While not primarily focused on AI research, Rakuten integrates AI technologies into their products to enhance user experiences, personalize recommendations, and streamline operations. For example, in their e-commerce platform, Rakuten uses AI to provide personalized product recommendations, optimize search results, and improve fraud detection. In their financial services, AI powers chatbots that offer automated customer support and financial advice. In their mobile messaging app, Viber, AI enables features like smart replies and personalized stickers.

Featured models

ModelReleasedContextInput price ($/1M)Output price ($/1M)LicenseOpenness
Rakuten AI 3.02026-03-17---Llama 3 CommunityOpen weights
RakutenAI 7B2023-12-204k--Llama 3 CommunityOpen weights
RakutenAI 7B Instruct2023-12-204k--Llama 3 CommunityOpen weights

Model families

Recent releases

  1. Rakuten AI 3.0- 2026-03-17
  2. RakutenAI 7B- 2023-12-20
  3. RakutenAI 7B Instruct- 2023-12-20
  4. RakutenAI 7B Chat- 2023-12-20

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-19. Data sourced from public lab announcements and provider documentation.