# deepset/flan-t5-xl-squad2

Model from Hugging Face for question answering: deepset/flan-t5-xl-squad2 · transformers

## Facts

- Type: LLM
- Task: question-answering
- Framework: transformers
- License: cc-by-4.0 — cc-by-4.0: commercial use, modification, and redistribution are permitted with attribution. (https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-by-4.0.html)
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- Peer-assisted fallbacks: 0 verified, 0 pending review
- Downloads: 48
- Stars: 1
- Card completeness: 96%

## Description

External Hugging Face catalog record for deepset/flan-t5-xl-squad2. Task: question answering. Library: transformers. Languages: en. Datasets referenced by card metadata: squad_v2, squad. Base model: google/flan-t5-xl. Includes 12 model-card evaluation signals. Popularity signal at import: 48 downloads and 1 likes.

## Model Card Facts

- Declared license: cc-by-4.0
- Pipeline: question-answering
- Library: transformers
- Base model: google/flan-t5-xl
- Task categories: question-answering
- Languages: en
- Referenced datasets: squad_v2, squad
- Model-index entries: deepset/flan-t5-xl-squad2
- Evaluation signals: 12 model-card eval results
- File hints: 16 upstream file samples

## Evaluation Signals

- squad_v2: Exact Match = 88.79 (Question Answering)
- squad_v2: F1 = 91.617 (Question Answering)
- squad: Exact Match = 90.331 (Question Answering)
- squad: F1 = 95.722 (Question Answering)
- adversarial_qa: Exact Match = 54.367 (Question Answering)
- adversarial_qa: F1 = 68.055 (Question Answering)
- squad_adversarial: Exact Match = 87.241 (Question Answering)
- squad_adversarial: F1 = 92.894 (Question Answering)
- squadshifts amazon: Exact Match = 77.602 (Question Answering)
- squadshifts amazon: F1 = 90.426 (Question Answering)

## Referenced Data

- Dataset: squad_v2
- Dataset: squad

## File Hints

- .gitattributes (1.5 KB)
- README.md (7.3 KB)
- added_tokens.json (21 B)
- config.json (1.5 KB)
- model-00001-of-00006.safetensors (1.9 GB) LFS
- model-00002-of-00006.safetensors (1.9 GB) LFS
- model-00003-of-00006.safetensors (1.9 GB) LFS
- model-00004-of-00006.safetensors (1.9 GB) LFS
- model-00005-of-00006.safetensors (1.9 GB) LFS
- model-00006-of-00006.safetensors (1.1 GB) LFS
- model.safetensors.index.json (50 KB)
- pytorch_model-00001-of-00006.bin (1.9 GB) LFS

## Quality Checklist

- Summary: passed
- Description: passed
- Model card metadata: passed
- License: passed
- Provenance: passed
- File inventory: passed
- Hosted bytes: passed
- Scan result: passed
- Manifest signature: passed

## Safety Notes

- External catalog metadata imported from Hugging Face public API on 2026-09-25T00:30:21.668Z.
- Open license detected as cc-by-4.0.
- Model-index metadata found for deepset/flan-t5-xl-squad2.
- Model card references dataset context: squad_v2, squad.
- Not a run kit: hosted, hash-checked bytes only; run readiness is not certified for this model yet.

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