Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 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 3 Llama 3.1 8B | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 8.0B | 8.0B |
| Context | 131K | 4293K |
| Architecture | LlamaForCausalLM | LlamaForCausalLM |
| License | Llama 3 Community | CC BY-NC 4.0 |
| Downloads | 248.3K | 404 |
| Released | Sep 2024 | Apr 2025 |
VRAM by Quantization: Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct
| Quantization | Bits | Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B VRAM | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 3.40 | 4.0 GB | — |
| Q3_K_M | 3.90 | 4.5 GB | — |
| Q3_K_S | 3.50 | 4.1 GB | — |
| Q4_K_M | 4.80 | 5.4 GB | — |
| Q5_K_M | 5.70 | 6.3 GB | — |
| Q6_K | 6.60 | 7.2 GB | — |
| Q8_0 | 8.00 | 8.6 GB | — |
Verdict
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct supports a longer context window (4293K tokens). Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B is the more widely downloaded of the two.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which has a longer context window, Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B or Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct?
Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B supports 131,072 tokens and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct supports 4,292,608 tokens.
- What is the difference between Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct?
Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 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.