What is the difference between Smol Llama 101M GQA and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?

Smol Llama 101M GQA is a 101M model from BEE-spoke-data (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.

Smol Llama 101M GQA vs Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

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

Smol Llama 101M GQA

BEE-spoke-data · 101M

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Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

Meta · 108.6B

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Specifications

	Smol Llama 101M GQA	Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct
Parameters	101M	108.6B
Context	1K	—
Architecture	LlamaForCausalLM	—
License	Apache 2.0	Other
Downloads	1.9K	460.7K
Released	Dec 2025	—

VRAM by Quantization: Smol Llama 101M GQA vs Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

Quantization	Bits	Smol Llama 101M GQA VRAM	Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct VRAM
BF16	16.00	0.5 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 Smol Llama 101M GQA and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?: Smol Llama 101M GQA is a 101M model from BEE-spoke-data (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.