Which needs less VRAM, Llama Poro 2 8B Instruct or Llama Guard 3 1B?

At BF16, Llama Poro 2 8B Instruct needs 16.6 GB and Llama Guard 3 1B needs 3.3 GB, so Llama Guard 3 1B is the lighter option to run locally.

What is the difference between Llama Poro 2 8B Instruct and Llama Guard 3 1B?

Llama Poro 2 8B Instruct is a 8.0B model from LumiOpen (Llama family), while Llama Guard 3 1B is a 1.5B model from Meta (Llama family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.

Llama Poro 2 8B Instruct vs Llama Guard 3 1B

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

Llama Poro 2 8B Instruct

LumiOpen · 8.0B

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Llama Guard 3 1B

Meta · 1.5B

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Specifications

	Llama Poro 2 8B Instruct	Llama Guard 3 1B
Parameters	8.0B	1.5B
Context	8K	—
Architecture	LlamaForCausalLM	—
License	llama3.3	llama3.2
Downloads	1.6K	44.9K
Released	Nov 2025	Sep 2024

VRAM by Quantization: Llama Poro 2 8B Instruct vs Llama Guard 3 1B

Quantization	Bits	Llama Poro 2 8B Instruct VRAM	Llama Guard 3 1B VRAM
BF16	16.00	16.6 GB	3.3 GB

Verdict

Llama Guard 3 1B needs less VRAM at BF16 (3.3 GB vs 16.6 GB), so it fits on smaller GPUs. Llama Guard 3 1B is the more widely downloaded of the two.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which needs less VRAM, Llama Poro 2 8B Instruct or Llama Guard 3 1B?: At BF16, Llama Poro 2 8B Instruct needs 16.6 GB and Llama Guard 3 1B needs 3.3 GB, so Llama Guard 3 1B is the lighter option to run locally.
What is the difference between Llama Poro 2 8B Instruct and Llama Guard 3 1B?: Llama Poro 2 8B Instruct is a 8.0B model from LumiOpen (Llama family), while Llama Guard 3 1B is a 1.5B model from Meta (Llama family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.