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chitonga-nllb-s13

by Zamai Zambia zamai-zambia/chitonga-nllb-s13

chitonga-nllb-s13 is an open-weight model for translation from Zamai Zambia, released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0. It has 1.4B parameters. At 16-bit it needs about 3.3 GB of GPU memory, which fits on 1x MI300X from $1.85 an hour, at the lowest prices in the SAVRN Index.

Parameters1.4B
Context—
Weights—
Licensecc-by-nc-4.0
AccessOpen weights
Monthly Downloads—

Runs On

What it takes to serve chitonga-nllb-s13 (1.4B parameters): the memory its weights need at each precision, and the cheapest way to rent enough data-center GPUs to hold them.

PrecisionWeightsMemory neededCheapest setupPer hourAlso fits
16-bit 2.7 GB 3.3 GB 1x MI300X (192 GB)
Vultr
$1.85 1x H100 $1.99 · 1x MI325X $2.00
8-bit 1.4 GB 1.6 GB 1x MI300X (192 GB)
Vultr
$1.85 1x H100 $1.99 · 1x MI325X $2.00
4-bit 0.7 GB 0.8 GB 1x MI300X (192 GB)
Vultr
$1.85 1x H100 $1.99 · 1x MI325X $2.00

Memory is the weights at that precision plus 20% for the runtime and a short context; a long context needs more. Prices are the lowest on-demand hourly rates in the SAVRN Index, read Oct 21, 2026.

chitonga-nllb-s13 on every accelerator the SAVRN Index prices, at every precision

Model Card

Identity and Version

Repository
zamai-zambia/chitonga-nllb-s13
Publisher
Zamai Zambia
Task
Translation
Modality
Text
Library
Not stated by the source
Parameters
1.4B parameters
Languages
toi, en
Revision
976a8a83911e5727da00f24dc05c386586392d52
First published
2026-10-20
Last updated
2026-10-20

License and Download

License
cc-by-nc-4.0
Access
Open weights, no gate
Download from Zamai Zambia

Released by Zamai Zambia through its official repository on Hugging Face. Read the license.

Built From

Memory Requirements

PrecisionWeights in memory
16-bit2.7 GB
8-bit1.4 GB
4-bit0.7 GB

Weights only, from the published parameter count; the key-value cache and runtime add to this.

Questions About chitonga-nllb-s13

How much GPU memory does chitonga-nllb-s13 need?

About 3.3 GB at 16-bit and 0.8 GB at 4-bit: the weights (1.4B parameters) plus a working margin. A long context needs more.

What is the cheapest GPU to run chitonga-nllb-s13 on?

At 16-bit, 1x MI300X from $1.85 an hour; at 4-bit, 1x MI300X from $1.85 an hour, at the lowest on-demand prices the SAVRN Index lists.

Can I use chitonga-nllb-s13 commercially?

Not without separate permission. chitonga-nllb-s13 is released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0. CC BY-NC 4.0 permits sharing and adapting with credit for non-commercial purposes only. Commercial use needs separate permission from the rights holder.

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