Which needs less VRAM, Llama Guard 3 1B or Qwen2 1.5B?

At BF16, Llama Guard 3 1B needs 3.3 GB and Qwen2 1.5B needs 3.5 GB, so Llama Guard 3 1B is the lighter option to run locally.

What is the difference between Llama Guard 3 1B and Qwen2 1.5B?

Llama Guard 3 1B is a 1.5B model from Meta (Llama family), while Qwen2 1.5B is a 1.5B model from Alibaba (Qwen 2 family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.

Llama Guard 3 1B vs Qwen2 1.5B

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

Llama Guard 3 1B

Meta · 1.5B

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Qwen2 1.5B

Alibaba · 1.5B

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Specifications

	Llama Guard 3 1B	Qwen2 1.5B
Parameters	1.5B	1.5B
Context	—	131K
Architecture	—	Qwen2ForCausalLM
License	llama3.2	Apache 2.0
Downloads	44.9K	108.4K
Released	Sep 2024	Jun 2024

VRAM by Quantization: Llama Guard 3 1B vs Qwen2 1.5B

Quantization	Bits	Llama Guard 3 1B VRAM	Qwen2 1.5B VRAM
BF16	16.00	3.3 GB	3.5 GB

Verdict

Llama Guard 3 1B needs less VRAM at BF16 (3.3 GB vs 3.5 GB), so it fits on smaller GPUs. Qwen2 1.5B is the more widely downloaded of the two.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which needs less VRAM, Llama Guard 3 1B or Qwen2 1.5B?: At BF16, Llama Guard 3 1B needs 3.3 GB and Qwen2 1.5B needs 3.5 GB, so Llama Guard 3 1B is the lighter option to run locally.
What is the difference between Llama Guard 3 1B and Qwen2 1.5B?: Llama Guard 3 1B is a 1.5B model from Meta (Llama family), while Qwen2 1.5B is a 1.5B model from Alibaba (Qwen 2 family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.