Showcase
The Apertus Showcase highlights applications, tools, and deployments built by the community. Apertus is developed under the Swiss AI Initiative and aligned with the Apertus Charter, which also inspires the way we review every submission before listing it. This page explains how this review process works:
- Submit your project through the submission form. The form asks for specifics that feed directly into the review.
- Review. The Apertus team checks the submission against the ground rules and the scoring rubric below.
- Decision. We either list the project, ask you for revisions or missing details, or decline with a short explanation.
- Promotion. Listed projects appear on the showcase page; selected projects are also featured in our community news.
You can reach us directly via the contact page with any questions: we generally expect you to follow up with an e-mail if you don’t hear back from us within a few days of a submission.
Ground rules
These follow directly from the Charter. A submission that fails any of them is declined and sent back for revision.
Nota Bene: correct representation and trademark use conditions from the Apertus legal guidance also apply here.
| Ground rule | Charter basis | What we check |
|---|---|---|
| Human safety and agency | Articles 4, 8, 10 | The project must not facilitate harmful or illegal activity, and must keep humans in control of consequential decisions. |
| Respectful communication | Article 3 | Descriptions must be inclusive and free of biased or exclusionary language. |
| Clarity and quality | Article 1 | The description is clear, accurate, and proportionate — no unsupported speculation. |
Scoring rubric
Submissions that pass the ground rules are scored from 1 to 5 on each criterion. The weighted result guides whether, and where, the project is listed.
The criteria are also inspired by the way Apertus projects are evaluated in community hackathons. This list is not indicative of actual priorities, and not in any particular order.
| Criterion | What we look for | Charter basis | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethics | Respects fundamental rights, avoids harm, preserves human oversight of the workflow. | Art. 4, 10 | |
| Usefulness | Solves a real problem; documentation, code, or reproducible steps are available. | Art. 1 | |
| Respect & accessibility | Inclusive tone; attention to languages and to the accessibility of the project itself. | Art. 3.5, 3.6 | |
| Long-term impact | Sustainability of the project; benefit to Swiss stakeholders, the public sector, or international communities. | Art. 7, 9 | |
| Transparency | Open source or clearly licensed; data practices and methodology documented. | Open science |
Checklist for a strong submission
Try to include these details to make your project stand out:
- Name the Apertus version and model size you use (e.g. Apertus 1.5, 8B or 70B, or one of the Mini sizes).
- State whether your project is open source, and link the repository and license.
- Describe your audience, and the languages your project supports.
- Link a demo, documentation, or a write-up.
- Explain how people stay in control where your project makes consequential decisions.
- Describe capabilities honestly (Charter Art. 11) — including what Apertus can and cannot do in your setup.
How do we promote projects?
Projects that pass review appear on the showcase page. Selected projects are featured in our community updates, social media posts and newsletter. From time to time, we may invite you to co-present with us at an upcoming event, or feature your work in official presentations.
Questions?
Running a campaign? Have ideas or interest in supporting our work, or those of our community, in other ways? If anything is unclear: use the contact page to get in touch with us directly.