Which needs less VRAM, Llama 7B or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?

At Q2_K, Llama 7B needs 3.1 GB and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct needs 50.8 GB, so Llama 7B is the lighter option to run locally.

What is the difference between Llama 7B and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?

Llama 7B is a 6.7B model from huggyllama (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 7B vs Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

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

Llama 7B

huggyllama · 6.7B

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Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

Meta · 108.6B

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Specifications

	Llama 7B	Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct
Parameters	6.7B	108.6B
Context	2K	—
Architecture	LlamaForCausalLM	—
License	Other	Other
Downloads	152.1K	460.7K
Released	Jul 2024	—

VRAM by Quantization: Llama 7B vs Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

Quantization	Bits	Llama 7B VRAM	Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct VRAM
Q2_K	3.40	3.1 GB	50.8 GB
Q3_K_M	3.90	3.6 GB	—
Q3_K_S	3.50	3.2 GB	52.3 GB
Q4_0	4.00	3.7 GB	—
Q4_K_M	4.80	4.5 GB	—
Q5_K_M	5.70	5.3 GB	—
Q6_K	6.60	6.1 GB	—
Q8_0	8.00	7.4 GB	119.5 GB

Verdict

Llama 7B needs less VRAM at Q2_K (3.1 GB vs 50.8 GB), so it fits on smaller GPUs. Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is the more widely downloaded of the two.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which needs less VRAM, Llama 7B or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?: At Q2_K, Llama 7B needs 3.1 GB and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct needs 50.8 GB, so Llama 7B is the lighter option to run locally.
What is the difference between Llama 7B and Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?: Llama 7B is a 6.7B model from huggyllama (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.