Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Safety Guard 8B v3

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

Specifications

Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1Llama 3.1 Nemotron Safety Guard 8B v3
Parameters8.0B8.0B
Context131K131K
ArchitectureLlamaForCausalLMLlamaForCausalLM
LicenseLlama 3.1 CommunityOther
Downloads3.7K1.7K
ReleasedMar 2026Oct 2025

VRAM by Quantization: Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Safety Guard 8B v3

QuantizationBitsBella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 VRAMLlama 3.1 Nemotron Safety Guard 8B v3 VRAM
BF1616.0016.6 GB16.6 GB

Verdict

Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 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 Safety Guard 8B v3?

At BF16, Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 needs 16.6 GB and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Safety Guard 8B v3 needs 16.6 GB, so Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 is the lighter option to run locally.

Which has a longer context window, Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Safety Guard 8B v3?

Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 supports 131,072 tokens and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Safety Guard 8B v3 supports 131,072 tokens.

What is the difference between Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Safety Guard 8B v3?

Bella Bartender 8B Llama3.1 is a 8.0B model from juiceb0xc0de (Llama 3 family), while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Safety Guard 8B v3 is a 8.0B model from NVIDIA (Llama 3 family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.