Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
Side-by-side comparison of VRAM requirements, quantization, context length, and hardware compatibility.
Specifications
| Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 8.0B | 8B |
| Context | 131K | 131K |
| Architecture | LlamaForCausalLM | LlamaForCausalLM |
| License | Llama 3.1 Community | Other |
| Downloads | 3.7K | 308.6K |
| Released | Mar 2026 | Oct 2025 |
VRAM by Quantization: Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
| Quantization | Bits | Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 VRAM | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | 16.00 | 16.6 GB | 16.6 GB |
Verdict
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 needs less VRAM at BF16 (16.6 GB vs 16.6 GB), so it fits on smaller GPUs. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is the more widely downloaded of the two.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which needs less VRAM, Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?
At BF16, Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 needs 16.6 GB and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 needs 16.6 GB, so Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is the lighter option to run locally.
- Which has a longer context window, Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?
Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 supports 131,072 tokens and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 supports 131,072 tokens.
- What is the difference between Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?
Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 is a 8.0B model from juiceb0xc0de (Llama 3 family), while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is a 8B model from NVIDIA (Llama 3 family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.