Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct vs deepseek-coder-6.7b-instruct
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 20 September 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | deepseek-coder-6.7b-instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 8.0 B | 6.7 B |
| Architecture | LlamaForCausalLM | LlamaForCausalLM |
| Context length | — | 16,384 |
| Licence | llama3.1 | other |
| Commercial use | Conditional | Unknown |
| Languages | 8 | — |
| Downloads 30d | 5,919,746 | 306,374 |
| Downloads all time | 184.9 M | 3.7 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | Yes — accept licence | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2024-07-18 | 2023-10-29 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 55 days (28 Jul – 20 Sep)
8.0 M306 K
Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct
deepseek-coder-6.7b-instruct
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
deepseek-coder-6.7b-instruct · fp16
16.3 GB / 24 GB
Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct · fp16
19.4 GB / 24 GB