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MetaMeta

Llama 3.2 1B

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huggingfaceHuggingFace
4.2MDownloads1.3KLikesSep 2024Released128K tokensContextCommunityLicense2 EntryQuality

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Quick specs

Parameters1B
Architecturedense
Context128K tokens
Modalitytext
Min RAM0.4 GB
Rec. RAM0.6 GB (Q4_K_M)
LicenseCommunity
FamilyLlama
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About this model

Llama 3.2 1B is Meta's smallest text model designed for on-device inference. Optimized for multilingual text generation, summarization, and instruction following on resource-constrained hardware.

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Quantization options

VRAM estimates by quant level

No hardware detected — fit column shows raw VRAM estimates

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
0.4 GB
Low—
Q3_K_S
3
0.5 GB
Low—
NVFP4
4
0.6 GB
Medium—
Q4_K_M
4
0.6 GB
Medium—
Q5_K_M
5
0.7 GB
High—
Q6_K
6
0.8 GB
High—
Q8_0
8
1.1 GB
Very High—
F16
16
2.1 GB
Maximum—

Hardware compatibility

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Memory breakdown

Reference: NVIDIA A10 24GB

Weights0.6 GB
KV Cache0.8 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom2.4 GB