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Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct

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The Llama 3.2 collection of multilingual large language models (LLMs) is a collection of pretrained and instruction-tuned generative models in 1B and 3B sizes (text in/text out).

Parameters3.2B
Context
Weights12.9 GB
Licensellama3.2
AccessAccess requested at publisher
Monthly Downloads1.9M

Runs On

What it takes to serve Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct (3.2B 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 6.4 GB 7.7 GB 1x MI300X (192 GB)
Vultr
$1.85 1x H100 $1.99 · 1x MI325X $2.00
8-bit 3.2 GB 3.9 GB 1x MI300X (192 GB)
Vultr
$1.85 1x H100 $1.99 · 1x MI325X $2.00
4-bit 1.6 GB 1.9 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 Sep 18, 2026.

SAVRN's Notes on Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct

Memory is the easy part with this one. The 16-bit weights are 6.4 GB and it needs 7.7 GB to run, 3.9 GB at 8-bit, 1.9 GB at 4-bit, and our cheapest listed setup, one MI300X with 192 GB at $1.85 an hour on-demand, leaves most of the card free. That is the reason to pick 3.2 billion parameters tuned for multilingual dialogue, retrieval and summarization by agents: room for batches and other models.

The hard part is paperwork. Access is gated, so the publisher approves you first, and the license is listed as llama3.2 with no summary on record, so read the full terms before deploying commercially. Two more checks: the context length is missing from our record, and the repository is 12.9 GB across 16 files in both safetensors and pytorch formats against 6.4 GB of 16-bit weights, so fetch only the format you run.

Model Card

The Llama 3.2 collection of multilingual large language models (LLMs) is a collection of pretrained and instruction-tuned generative models in 1B and 3B sizes (text in/text out). The Llama 3.2 instruction-tuned text only models are optimized for multilingual dialogue use cases, including agentic retrieval and summarization tasks. They outperform many of the available open source and closed chat models on common industry benchmarks. Model Architecture: Llama 3.2 is an auto-regressive language model that uses an optimized transformer architecture. The tuned versions use supervised fine-tuning (SFT) and reinforcement learning with human feedback (RLHF) to align with human preferences for…

Excerpt from the card by Meta Llama, licensed llama3.2.

Identity and Version

Repository
meta-llama/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct
Publisher
Meta Llama
Task
Text generation
Modality
Text
Library
transformers
Parameters
3.2B parameters
Languages
en, de, fr, it, pt, hi, es, th
Revision
0cb88a4f764b7a12671c53f0838cd831a0843b95
First published
2024-09-18
Last updated
2024-10-24

Files and Weights

16 files, 12.9 GB in total. The weights are 3 files totalling 12.9 GB in pth, safetensors.

Weights3 files · 12.9 GB
Configuration6 files · 22.7 KB
Tokenizer3 files · 11.3 MB
Documentation3 files · 55.5 KB
Repository1 file · 1.5 KB
Every file
FileTypeSizeSHA-256
model-00001-of-00002.safetensorsWeights5.0 GB
model-00002-of-00002.safetensorsWeights1.5 GB
original/consolidated.00.pthWeights6.4 GB
config.jsonConfiguration878 B
generation_config.jsonConfiguration189 B
model.safetensors.index.jsonConfiguration20.9 KB
original/orig_params.jsonConfiguration220 B
original/params.jsonConfiguration220 B
special_tokens_map.jsonConfiguration296 B
LICENSE.txtDocumentation7.7 KB
README.mdDocumentation41.7 KB
USE_POLICY.mdDocumentation6.0 KB
.gitattributesRepository1.5 KB
original/tokenizer.modelTokenizer2.2 MB
tokenizer.jsonTokenizer9.1 MB
tokenizer_config.jsonTokenizer54.5 KB

License and Download

License
llama3.2
Access
Access requested at publisher
Download size
12.9 GB
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Released by Meta Llama through Meta's Llama downloads.

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Memory Requirements

PrecisionWeights in memory
As published12.9 GB
16-bit6.4 GB
8-bit3.2 GB
4-bit1.6 GB

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

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Questions About Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct

How much GPU memory does Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct need?

About 7.7 GB at 16-bit and 1.9 GB at 4-bit: the weights (3.2B parameters) plus a working margin. A long context needs more.

What is the cheapest GPU to run Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct 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.

What license is Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct released under?

llama3.2, as its publisher declares it. Read the license text before commercial use.

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