t5-base vs nllb-200-distilled-1.3B
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 6 August 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | t5-base | nllb-200-distilled-1.3B |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 220 M | — |
| Architecture | T5ForConditionalGeneration | M2M100ForConditionalGeneration |
| Context length | — | 1,024 |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | cc-by-nc-4.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Not allowed |
| Languages | 4 | 196 |
| Downloads 30d | 1,629,854 | 183,690 |
| Downloads all time | 168.1 M | 4.3 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | — |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2022-03-02 | 2022-07-08 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 10 days (28 Jul – 6 Aug)
1.7 M180 K
t5-base
nllb-200-distilled-1.3B
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
t5-base · fp16
1.5 GB / 24 GB