Which needs less VRAM, Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT or Meta Llama Guard 2 8B?

At BF16, Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT needs 16.6 GB and Meta Llama Guard 2 8B needs 17.7 GB, so Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT is the lighter option to run locally.

What is the difference between Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT and Meta Llama Guard 2 8B?

Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT is a 8.0B model from aisingapore (Llama family), while Meta Llama Guard 2 8B is a 8.0B 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 Meta Llama Guard 2 8B

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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Meta Llama Guard 2 8B

Meta · 8.0B

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Specifications

	Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT	Meta Llama Guard 2 8B
Parameters	8.0B	8.0B
Context	131K	—
Architecture	LlamaForCausalLM	—
License	Llama 3.1 Community	Llama 3 Community
Downloads	1.1K	8.3K
Released	Apr 2025	May 2024

VRAM by Quantization: Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT vs Meta Llama Guard 2 8B

Quantization	Bits	Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT VRAM	Meta Llama Guard 2 8B VRAM
BF16	16.00	16.6 GB	17.7 GB

Verdict

Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT needs less VRAM at BF16 (16.6 GB vs 17.7 GB), so it fits on smaller GPUs. Meta Llama Guard 2 8B is the more widely downloaded of the two.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which needs less VRAM, Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT or Meta Llama Guard 2 8B?: At BF16, Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT needs 16.6 GB and Meta Llama Guard 2 8B needs 17.7 GB, so Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT is the lighter option to run locally.
What is the difference between Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT and Meta Llama Guard 2 8B?: Llama SEA LION v3 8B IT is a 8.0B model from aisingapore (Llama family), while Meta Llama Guard 2 8B is a 8.0B model from Meta (Llama family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.