t5-small vs t5-large
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 6 August 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | t5-small | t5-large |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 60 M | 740 M |
| Architecture | T5ForConditionalGeneration | T5ForConditionalGeneration |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | apache-2.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | 5 | 5 |
| Downloads 30d | 24,691,015 | 218,762 |
| Downloads all time | 228.6 M | 28.6 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 10 days (28 Jul – 6 Aug)
26.2 M213 K
t5-small
t5-large
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
t5-small · fp16
0.8 GB / 24 GB
t5-large · fp16
3.9 GB / 24 GB