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pi0_base

by LeRobot lerobot/pi0_base

π₀ is a Vision-Language-Action (VLA) foundation model from Physical Intelligence that jointly reasons over vision, language, and actions to control robots, serving as the base architecture that later enabled π₀.₅’s open-world generalization.

Parameters3.5B
Context
Weights14.0 GB
Licensegemma
AccessOpen weights
Monthly Downloads41.3k

Runs On

What it takes to serve pi0_base (3.5B 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 7.0 GB 8.4 GB 1x MI300X (192 GB)
Vultr
$1.85 1x H100 $1.99 · 1x MI325X $2.00
8-bit 3.5 GB 4.2 GB 1x MI300X (192 GB)
Vultr
$1.85 1x H100 $1.99 · 1x MI325X $2.00
4-bit 1.8 GB 2.1 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.

Model Card

π₀ is a Vision-Language-Action (VLA) foundation model from Physical Intelligence that jointly reasons over vision, language, and actions to control robots, serving as the base architecture that later enabled π₀.₅’s open-world generalization. Original paper: π0: A Vision-Language-Action Flow Model for General Robot Controlion For full installation details (including optional video dependencies such as ffmpeg for torchcodec), see the official documentation: https://huggingface.co/docs/lerobot/installation If you’re training / fine-tuning, you typically call forward(...) to get a loss and then: - -policy.chunksize=... - -policy.nactionsteps=... - -policy.maxactiontokens=...…

Excerpt from the card by LeRobot, licensed gemma.

Identity and Version

Repository
lerobot/pi0_base
Publisher
LeRobot
Task
Robotics
Modality
Control
Library
lerobot
Parameters
3.5B parameters
Languages
en
Revision
25c379b52ba2ff8788cab921758a3cc3fe3f77f2
First published
2025-09-09
Last updated
2026-06-03

Files and Weights

6 files, 14.0 GB in total. The weights are 1 file totalling 14.0 GB in safetensors.

Weights1 file · 14.0 GB
Configuration3 files · 3.7 KB
Documentation1 file · 4.7 KB
Repository1 file · 1.5 KB
Every file
FileTypeSizeSHA-256
model.safetensorsWeights14.0 GB 8229fd9a7c3c
config.jsonConfiguration1.9 KB
policy_postprocessor.jsonConfiguration565 B
policy_preprocessor.jsonConfiguration1.2 KB
README.mdDocumentation4.7 KB
.gitattributesRepository1.5 KB

License and Download

License
gemma
Access
Open weights, no gate
Download size
14.0 GB
Download from LeRobot

Released by LeRobot through its official repository on Hugging Face.

Evaluations

Each result is shown as reported, with the conditions its reporter stated. None is a SAVRN measurement. A comparison lines two results up only when their configuration, unit and setup are all stated and identical.

BenchmarkConditionsResultReported byRevisionDate
VLABench/vlabench_primitive_ft_lerobot_video Task overallMetric overallSetup Reproduction from ACoT-VLA paper (Table 3). A separate X-VLA paper reproduction reports 37.8.Comparison conditions not established 44.5 VLA Model Leaderboard
Reported by a third party
Evaluated revision not stated 2026-03-03

Memory Requirements

PrecisionWeights in memory
As published14.0 GB
16-bit7.0 GB
8-bit3.5 GB
4-bit1.8 GB

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

Questions About pi0_base

How much GPU memory does pi0_base need?

About 8.4 GB at 16-bit and 2.1 GB at 4-bit: the weights (3.5B parameters) plus a working margin. A long context needs more.

What is the cheapest GPU to run pi0_base 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 pi0_base commercially?

Yes, with conditions. pi0_base is released under Gemma Terms of Use. Gemma models are released under Google's Gemma Terms of Use, which permit commercial use and redistribution subject to the Gemma Prohibited Use Policy, whose restrictions must be passed on to anyone the model is distributed to.

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