Zamba2-7B is a compact language model developed by the Zyphra team, surpassing current leading models like Mistral, Google's Gemma, and Meta's Llama3 series at the 7B scale in terms of both quality and performance. The model has been specifically designed to run on devices and consumer-grade GPUs, catering to various enterprise applications that require powerful yet compact and efficient models. The release of Zamba2-7B demonstrates that cutting-edge technology can be accessed and exceeded even by small teams with moderate budgets.