What is the difference between Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?

Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT is a 8.0B model from aisingapore (Llama family), while Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is a 108.6B model from Meta (Llama family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.

Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT vs Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

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

Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT

aisingapore · 8.0B

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Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

Meta · 108.6B

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Specifications

	Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT	Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct
Parameters	8.0B	108.6B
Context	131K	—
Architecture	LlamaForCausalLM	—
License	Llama 3.1 Community	Other
Downloads	1.1K	460.7K
Released	Apr 2025	—

VRAM by Quantization: Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT vs Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

Quantization	Bits	Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT VRAM	Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct VRAM
BF16	16.00	16.6 GB	—
Q2_K	3.40	—	50.8 GB
Q3_K_S	3.50	—	52.3 GB
Q8_0	8.00	—	119.5 GB

Verdict

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is the more widely downloaded of the two.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?: Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT is a 8.0B model from aisingapore (Llama family), while Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is a 108.6B model from Meta (Llama family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.