Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct vs gpt-j-6b
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 21 September 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | gpt-j-6b |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 8.0 B | 6.0 B |
| Architecture | LlamaForCausalLM | GPTJForCausalLM |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | llama3.1 | apache-2.0 |
| Commercial use | Conditional | Allowed |
| Languages | 8 | 1 |
| Downloads 30d | 5,910,102 | 304,393 |
| Downloads all time | 185.1 M | 9.1 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | — |
| Gated | Yes — accept licence | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2024-07-18 | 2022-03-02 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 56 days (28 Jul – 21 Sep)
8.0 M252 K
Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct
gpt-j-6b
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct · fp16
19.4 GB / 24 GB