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BenTsao (formerly HuaTuo)

Research AI models trained to answer medical questions in Chinese.

Research-backedNew this week

What it does

BenTsao is a research project from Harbin Institute of Technology that adapts open AI models, such as LLaMA, Bloom and Huozi, to answer medical questions in Chinese.

The team built a training set of medical questions and answers from a medical knowledge base and medical papers, then fine-tuned the models on it. Its makers say this improves the models' medical answers.

It shares the extra model files and scripts for testing them. It is a research project, and like any AI, its answers about health can be wrong.

Who it's for

Researchers and developers working on medical AI for Chinese.

Can I use it without coding?

Developers only. Model files and Python scripts for technical users. New to this? Start here.

Can I run it?

Cost
FreeNothing to pay or sign up for.
Computer
Works best on a powerful computer or one with a graphics card (GPU)
Privacy
Runs on your own device: your data stays with you
API key
Not needed

Try it

Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?

Before you install

  • Only download from the official GitHub page. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
  • License (Apache-2.0): Permissive: free to use, change and share, including for business.
  • More on staying safe

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