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bert-base-cased vs camembert-base
Bert-base-cased has 109M parameters and camembert-base has 111M parameters; bert-base-cased is released under Apache License 2.0 and camembert-base under MIT License; at 16-bit, bert-base-cased needs about 0.3 GB (1x MI300X from $1.85 an hour) and camembert-base about 0.3 GB (1x MI300X from $1.85 an hour).
| Field | bert-base-cased google-bert/bert-base-cased | camembert-base almanach/camembert-base |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | BERT community | ALMAnaCH (Inria) |
| Task | Fill mask | Fill mask |
| Modality | Text | Text |
| Parameters, as reported | 109M parameters | 111M parameters |
| Architecture | BertForMaskedLM | CamembertForMaskedLM |
| Library | transformers | transformers |
| Context length | 512 tokens | 514 tokens |
| Repository size | 1.8 GB | 1.4 GB |
| Artifact formats | safetensors, pytorch, jax, tf | safetensors, pytorch, tf |
| License | apache-2.0 | mit |
| Access | Open weights, no gate | Open weights, no gate |
| Memory at 16-bit (weights and margin) | 0.3 GB | 0.3 GB |
| Cheapest GPUs at 16-bit, per hour | 1x MI300X, $1.85 | 1x MI300X, $1.85 |
| Memory at 4-bit (weights and margin) | 0.1 GB | 0.1 GB |
| Cheapest GPUs at 4-bit, per hour | 1x MI300X, $1.85 | 1x MI300X, $1.85 |
| Revision viewed | cd5ef92a9fb2 | a75967561c78 |
| Downloads reported by the hub | 3.6M | 989.9k |
| Last observed | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-18 |
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Questions
Which is larger, bert-base-cased or camembert-base?
camembert-base (111M parameters) is larger than bert-base-cased (109M parameters), by the parameter counts their publishers report.
Which is cheaper to run, bert-base-cased or camembert-base?
At 4-bit, bert-base-cased fits on 1x MI300X from $1.85 an hour and camembert-base on 1x MI300X from $1.85 an hour, at the lowest on-demand prices the SAVRN Index lists.
Can I use bert-base-cased commercially?
Yes. bert-base-cased is released under Apache License 2.0. The Apache License 2.0 is a permissive open-source license. It permits commercial use, modification and redistribution. It requires keeping the license and copyright notices and any NOTICE file, stating significant changes, and it includes an express patent grant from contributors.
Can I use camembert-base commercially?
Yes. camembert-base is released under MIT License. The MIT License is a short permissive license. It permits commercial use, modification and redistribution, provided the copyright notice and permission notice are included.