Which has a longer context window, Home Llama 3.2 3B or Dolphin 2.9 Llama3 8B?

Home Llama 3.2 3B supports 131,072 tokens and Dolphin 2.9 Llama3 8B supports 8,192 tokens.

What is the difference between Home Llama 3.2 3B and Dolphin 2.9 Llama3 8B?

Home Llama 3.2 3B is a 3.2B model from acon96 (Llama 3 family), while Dolphin 2.9 Llama3 8B is a 8B model from dphn (Llama 3 family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.

Home Llama 3.2 3B vs Dolphin 2.9 Llama3 8B

Side-by-side comparison of VRAM requirements, quantization, context length, and hardware compatibility.

Home Llama 3.2 3B

acon96 · 3.2B

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Dolphin 2.9 Llama3 8B

dphn · 8B

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Specifications

	Home Llama 3.2 3B	Dolphin 2.9 Llama3 8B
Parameters	3.2B	8B
Context	131K	8K
Architecture	LlamaForCausalLM	LlamaForCausalLM
License	Other	Other
Downloads	1.2K	13.1K
Released	Jun 2025	Jan 2026

VRAM by Quantization: Home Llama 3.2 3B vs Dolphin 2.9 Llama3 8B

Quantization	Bits	Home Llama 3.2 3B VRAM	Dolphin 2.9 Llama3 8B VRAM
Q2_K	3.40	1.9 GB	—
Q3_K_M	3.90	2.1 GB	—
Q3_K_S	3.50	1.9 GB	—
Q4_K_M	4.80	2.5 GB	—
Q5_K_M	5.70	2.8 GB	—
Q6_K	6.60	3.2 GB	—
Q8_0	8.00	3.8 GB	—

Verdict

Home Llama 3.2 3B supports a longer context window (131K tokens). Dolphin 2.9 Llama3 8B is the more widely downloaded of the two.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which has a longer context window, Home Llama 3.2 3B or Dolphin 2.9 Llama3 8B?: Home Llama 3.2 3B supports 131,072 tokens and Dolphin 2.9 Llama3 8B supports 8,192 tokens.
What is the difference between Home Llama 3.2 3B and Dolphin 2.9 Llama3 8B?: Home Llama 3.2 3B is a 3.2B model from acon96 (Llama 3 family), while Dolphin 2.9 Llama3 8B is a 8B model from dphn (Llama 3 family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.