Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct vs Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct
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 | Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 8.0 B | 8.0 B |
| Architecture | LlamaForCausalLM | LlamaForCausalLM |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | llama3.1 | llama3 |
| Commercial use | Conditional | Conditional |
| Languages | 8 | 1 |
| Downloads 30d | 5,910,102 | 1,201,479 |
| Downloads all time | 185.1 M | 48.3 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | Yes — accept licence | Yes — accept licence |
| First seen on the Hub | 2024-07-18 | 2024-04-17 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 56 days (28 Jul – 21 Sep)
8.0 M1.2 M
Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct
Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct · fp16
19.4 GB / 24 GB
Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct · fp16
19.4 GB / 24 GB