Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct
Side-by-side comparison of VRAM requirements, quantization, context length, and hardware compatibility.
Specifications
| Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 8.0B | 8.0B |
| Context | 8K | 4293K |
| Architecture | LlamaForCausalLM | LlamaForCausalLM |
| License | Llama 3 Community | CC BY-NC 4.0 |
| Downloads | 15.7K | 404 |
| Released | Sep 2024 | Apr 2025 |
VRAM by Quantization: Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct
| Quantization | Bits | Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B VRAM | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | 16.00 | — | 16.6 GB |
| FP16 | 16.00 | 16.6 GB | — |
Verdict
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct supports a longer context window (4293K tokens). Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B is the more widely downloaded of the two.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which has a longer context window, Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B or Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct?
Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B supports 8,192 tokens and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct supports 4,292,608 tokens.
- What is the difference between Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct?
Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B is a 8.0B model from Nous Research (Llama 3 family), while Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct is a 8.0B model from NVIDIA (Llama 3 family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.