What is the difference between Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct and Meta Llama Guard 2 8B?

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is a 108.6B model from Meta (Llama family), while Meta Llama Guard 2 8B is a 8.0B model from Meta (Llama family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct vs Meta Llama Guard 2 8B

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

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

Meta · 108.6B

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Meta Llama Guard 2 8B

Meta · 8.0B

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Specifications

	Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct	Meta Llama Guard 2 8B
Parameters	108.6B	8.0B
Context	—	—
Architecture	—	—
License	Other	Llama 3 Community
Downloads	460.7K	8.3K
Released	—	May 2024

VRAM by Quantization: Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct vs Meta Llama Guard 2 8B

Quantization	Bits	Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct VRAM	Meta Llama Guard 2 8B VRAM
BF16	16.00	—	17.7 GB
Q2_K	3.40	50.8 GB	—
Q3_K_S	3.50	52.3 GB	—
Q8_0	8.00	119.5 GB	—

Verdict

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is the more widely downloaded of the two.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct and Meta Llama Guard 2 8B?: Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is a 108.6B model from Meta (Llama family), while Meta Llama Guard 2 8B is a 8.0B model from Meta (Llama family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.