Scientific scope
- Protein monomer structure
- Protein structure confidence
AlphaFold 2
Established the modern deep-learning structure-prediction baseline.
Model familyAlphaFold 2 / 3
OrganizationGoogle DeepMind
Release year2020
Version2
AccessLimited open access
CheckpointPublic AlphaFold 2 parameters
LicenseAF2 open (Apache-2.0); AF3 code open for academia, weights on request
Source typepeer-reviewed
Capabilities added
- End-to-end structure prediction
- Evoformer reasoning over MSA and residue pairs
Model lineage
Related releases in the same family.
current
AlphaFold 3
Replaced the AF2 structure module with a diffusion-based architecture and broadened supported complex types.