Preferred Networks
Preferred Networks is a Tokyo AI company spanning chips to software, known for the PLaMo Japanese LLM, MN-Core processor and MN-3 supercomputer.
About
Preferred Networks, Inc. was founded on March 26, 2014 and is based at the Otemachi Building in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Its stated mission is to make the real world computable and create the future together, pursued through vertical integration from semiconductors to software. Offerings and assets include the PLaMo large language model optimized for Japanese, the MN-Core AI processor co-developed with Kobe University, and the in-house MN-3 supercomputer. It works with partners in automotive, robotics, pharmaceuticals and energy, and counts Toyota, Hitachi, NTT and Mitsubishi Corporation among shareholders.
- Organization type
- ai company
- Headquarters region
- Tokyo
- Founded
- 2014
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- 0
- Last updated
- 6 October 2026
- Published
- 6 October 2026
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- preferred.jp
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- 1
- Last reviewed
- 6 October 2026
- Last updated
- 6 October 2026
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