t5-small vs t5-base
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 20 September 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | t5-small | t5-base |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 60 M | 220 M |
| Architecture | T5ForConditionalGeneration | T5ForConditionalGeneration |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | apache-2.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | 5 | 4 |
| Downloads 30d | 24,859,880 | 2,428,965 |
| Downloads all time | 266.2 M | 173.7 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2022-03-02 | 2022-03-02 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 55 days (28 Jul – 20 Sep)
26.2 M1.5 M
t5-small
t5-base
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
t5-small · fp16
0.8 GB / 24 GB
t5-base · fp16
1.5 GB / 24 GB