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Aya Expanse 8B

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14.2KDownloads422LikesOct 2024Released8K tokensContextCC-BY-NC-4.0License4 EntryQuality

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Quick specs

Parameters8B
Architecturedense
Context8K tokens
Modalitytext
Min RAM3.1 GB
Rec. RAM4.9 GB (Q4_K_M)
LicenseCC-BY-NC-4.0
FamilyAya
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About this model

Aya Expanse 8B is Cohere's multilingual model supporting 23 languages with strong cross-lingual transfer. Designed for global applications requiring high-quality generation across diverse languages.

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Quantization options

VRAM estimates by quant level

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QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
3.1 GB
Low—
Q3_K_S
3
3.9 GB
Low—
NVFP4
4
4.5 GB
Medium—
Q4_K_M
4
4.9 GB
Medium—
Q5_K_M
5
5.8 GB
High—
Q6_K
6
6.6 GB
High—
Q8_0
8
8.6 GB
Very High—
F16
16
16.4 GB
Maximum—

Hardware compatibility

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Memory breakdown

Reference: NVIDIA A10 24GB

Weights4.9 GB
KV Cache1.3 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom2.4 GB