Llama-3.2-1B-Instruct vs gemma-3-1b-it
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 6 August 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | Llama-3.2-1B-Instruct | gemma-3-1b-it |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 1.2 B | 1.0 B |
| Architecture | LlamaForCausalLM | Gemma3ForCausalLM |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | llama3.2 | gemma |
| Commercial use | Conditional | Conditional |
| Languages | 8 | — |
| Downloads 30d | 10,412,058 | 4,749,309 |
| Downloads all time | 92.8 M | 46.4 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | Yes — accept licence | Yes — accept licence |
| First seen on the Hub | 2024-09-18 | 2025-03-10 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 10 days (28 Jul – 6 Aug)
10.4 M3.4 M
Llama-3.2-1B-Instruct
gemma-3-1b-it
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
gemma-3-1b-it · fp16
2.8 GB / 24 GB
Llama-3.2-1B-Instruct · fp16
3.4 GB / 24 GB