Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct vs Ornith-1.5-9B-MLX-6bit
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 | Ornith-1.5-9B-MLX-6bit |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 8.0 B | 9.0 B |
| Architecture | LlamaForCausalLM | Qwen3_5ForConditionalGeneration |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | llama3.1 | — |
| Commercial use | Conditional | Unknown |
| Languages | 8 | 1 |
| Downloads 30d | 5,910,102 | 225,994 |
| Downloads all time | 185.1 M | 228 K |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | Yes — accept licence | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2024-07-18 | 2026-08-18 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 56 days (28 Jul – 21 Sep)
8.0 M199 K
Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct
Ornith-1.5-9B-MLX-6bit
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
Ornith-1.5-9B-MLX-6bit · fp16
9.8 GB / 24 GB
Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct · fp16
19.4 GB / 24 GB