# Add apertus 1.5 70b model

> Source: <https://kagifeedback.org/d/11374-add-apertus-15-70b-model/1>
> Published: 2026-08-31 02:08:49+00:00

Apertus 1.5 is an open weight/open training data model trained on the hydro-powered Swiss super computer. This would provide a more ethical (or, if you like, less unethical) alternative to the frontier models which do not respect robots.txt and other nonconsensual practices.

[https://www.apertus-ai.org/articles/2026-07-apertus-1-5/](https://www.apertus-ai.org/articles/2026-07-apertus-1-5/)

Apertus 1.5 70b would be an option in the drop down list of models.