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Home/Models/Llama 3.2 3B

MetaMeta

Llama 3.2 3B

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huggingfaceHuggingFaceollamaOllama
4.7MDownloads2.0KLikesSep 2024Released128K tokensContextCommunityLicense2 EntryQuality

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Ollama
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Quick specs

Parameters3B
Architecturedense
Context128K tokens
Modalitytext
Min RAM1.2 GB
Rec. RAM1.8 GB (Q4_K_M)
LicenseCommunity
FamilyLlama
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About this model

Llama 3.2 3B is Meta's compact multilingual text model optimized for edge and mobile deployment. Supports summarization, instruction following, and text generation with strong performance for its size class.

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Quantization options

VRAM estimates by quant level

No hardware detected — fit column shows raw VRAM estimates

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
1.2 GB
Low—
Q3_K_S
3
1.5 GB
Low—
NVFP4
4
1.7 GB
Medium—
Q4_K_M
4
1.8 GB
Medium—
Q5_K_M
5
2.2 GB
High—
Q6_K
6
2.5 GB
High—
Q8_0
8
3.2 GB
Very High—
F16
16
6.1 GB
Maximum—

Hardware compatibility

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Computing compatibility...

Memory breakdown

Reference: NVIDIA A10 24GB

Weights1.8 GB
KV Cache0.8 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom2.4 GB