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Llama 3.1 (70B)

Meta's 70B with 128K context. Solid but superseded by Llama 3.3 70B and newer models like GLM 4.5 Air.

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Parameters

70B

Minimum RAM

48 GB

Model size

40 GB

Quantization

Q5_K_M

Can Llama 3.1 (70B) run locally?

Llama 3.1 (70B) is best suited for high-end workstations with 64 GB RAM. LocalClaw recommends Q5_K_M as the default quantization, with at least 48 GB RAM.

Search term for LM Studio or compatible runtimes: llama-3.1-70b-instruct

Hugging Face repository: lmstudio-community/Meta-Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct-GGUF

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Strengths

Top-tier 70B open model
128K context
Excellent at all tasks
Strong tool use

Limitations

Requires 48GB+ RAM
Slow on consumer GPUs

Best use cases

Enterprise AI
Complex reasoning
Research
High-quality content

Benchmarks

Speed: 2/10

Quality: 8/10

Coding: 8/10

Reasoning: 8/10

Technical details

Developer: Meta AI

License: Llama 3.1 Community License

Context window: 131,072 tokens

Architecture: Transformer with GQA, 128K context

Released: 2024-07