NousResearch · First MLX build 13 Dec 2024

Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B

MLX Text llama3

A 8B parameter text generation model from NousResearch, with 2 MLX builds at 3-bit.

Hugging Face
Parameters
8B
From Hugging Face
Quantisation
Unstated
Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-MLX
Memory needed
20 GB
Estimate, unified memory
Download
16.1 GB
Weights, estimated
Downloads
140
This build, last 30 days
Task
Text generation
Text
MLX builds
2
On mlx-community
Devices
Mac
Apple silicon

Memory

Estimated from the size of the weights, plus a fifth for context and working memory and 2 GB for macOS and your apps. Long contexts need more.

Run it

Terminal · mlx-lm
$ pip install -U mlx-lm
$ mlx_lm.generate --model mlx-community/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-MLX --prompt "Hello"

MLX builds

2 on mlx-community
Click a column to sort. Smallest size and most downloads are highlighted.
Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-3bit 3-bit 3.5 GB 6 GB 68
Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-MLX Unstated 16.1 GB 20 GB 140

Sizes are estimated from Hugging Face’s parameter counts and the quantisation. Downloads are for the last 30 days.