Which needs less VRAM, Llama 2 Ko 7B or Llama 2 70B HF?

At BF16, Llama 2 Ko 7B needs 15.1 GB and Llama 2 70B HF needs 151.8 GB, so Llama 2 Ko 7B is the lighter option to run locally.

What is the difference between Llama 2 Ko 7B and Llama 2 70B HF?

Llama 2 Ko 7B is a 6.9B model from beomi (Llama 2 family), while Llama 2 70B HF is a 69.0B model from Meta (Llama 2 family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.

Llama 2 Ko 7B vs Llama 2 70B HF

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

Llama 2 Ko 7B

beomi · 6.9B

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Llama 2 70B HF

Meta · 69.0B

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Specifications

	Llama 2 Ko 7B	Llama 2 70B HF
Parameters	6.9B	69.0B
Context	2K	—
Architecture	LlamaForCausalLM	—
License	—	Llama 2 Community
Downloads	1.4K	15.4K
Released	Dec 2023	Apr 2024

VRAM by Quantization: Llama 2 Ko 7B vs Llama 2 70B HF

Quantization	Bits	Llama 2 Ko 7B VRAM	Llama 2 70B HF VRAM
BF16	16.00	15.1 GB	151.8 GB

Verdict

Llama 2 Ko 7B needs less VRAM at BF16 (15.1 GB vs 151.8 GB), so it fits on smaller GPUs. Llama 2 70B HF is the more widely downloaded of the two.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which needs less VRAM, Llama 2 Ko 7B or Llama 2 70B HF?: At BF16, Llama 2 Ko 7B needs 15.1 GB and Llama 2 70B HF needs 151.8 GB, so Llama 2 Ko 7B is the lighter option to run locally.
What is the difference between Llama 2 Ko 7B and Llama 2 70B HF?: Llama 2 Ko 7B is a 6.9B model from beomi (Llama 2 family), while Llama 2 70B HF is a 69.0B model from Meta (Llama 2 family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.