Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Safety Guard 8B v3
Side-by-side comparison of VRAM requirements, quantization, context length, and hardware compatibility.
Specifications
| Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Safety Guard 8B v3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 8.0B | 8.0B |
| Context | 8K | 131K |
| Architecture | LlamaForCausalLM | LlamaForCausalLM |
| License | Llama 3 Community | Other |
| Downloads | 15.7K | 1.7K |
| Released | Sep 2024 | Oct 2025 |
VRAM by Quantization: Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Safety Guard 8B v3
| Quantization | Bits | Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B VRAM | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Safety Guard 8B v3 VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | 16.00 | — | 16.6 GB |
| FP16 | 16.00 | 16.6 GB | — |
Verdict
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Safety Guard 8B v3 supports a longer context window (131K 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 Safety Guard 8B v3?
Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B supports 8,192 tokens and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Safety Guard 8B v3 supports 131,072 tokens.
- What is the difference between Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Safety Guard 8B v3?
Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B is a 8.0B model from Nous Research (Llama 3 family), while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Safety Guard 8B v3 is a 8.0B model from NVIDIA (Llama 3 family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.