Which needs less VRAM, Meta Llama Guard 2 8B or Llamatron 8B V1?

At BF16, Meta Llama Guard 2 8B needs 17.7 GB and Llamatron 8B V1 needs 16.6 GB, so Llamatron 8B V1 is the lighter option to run locally.

What is the difference between Meta Llama Guard 2 8B and Llamatron 8B V1?

Meta Llama Guard 2 8B is a 8.0B model from Meta (Llama family), while Llamatron 8B V1 is a 8.0B model from Naphula (Llama family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.

Meta Llama Guard 2 8B vs Llamatron 8B V1

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

Meta Llama Guard 2 8B

Meta · 8.0B

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Llamatron 8B V1

Naphula · 8.0B

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Specifications

	Meta Llama Guard 2 8B	Llamatron 8B V1
Parameters	8.0B	8.0B
Context	—	131K
Architecture	—	LlamaForCausalLM
License	Llama 3 Community	Apache 2.0
Downloads	8.3K	170
Released	May 2024	Mar 2026

VRAM by Quantization: Meta Llama Guard 2 8B vs Llamatron 8B V1

Quantization	Bits	Meta Llama Guard 2 8B VRAM	Llamatron 8B V1 VRAM
BF16	16.00	17.7 GB	16.6 GB

Verdict

Llamatron 8B V1 needs less VRAM at BF16 (16.6 GB vs 17.7 GB), so it fits on smaller GPUs. Meta Llama Guard 2 8B is the more widely downloaded of the two.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which needs less VRAM, Meta Llama Guard 2 8B or Llamatron 8B V1?: At BF16, Meta Llama Guard 2 8B needs 17.7 GB and Llamatron 8B V1 needs 16.6 GB, so Llamatron 8B V1 is the lighter option to run locally.
What is the difference between Meta Llama Guard 2 8B and Llamatron 8B V1?: Meta Llama Guard 2 8B is a 8.0B model from Meta (Llama family), while Llamatron 8B V1 is a 8.0B model from Naphula (Llama family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.