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Llama 3.2 (1B)

Meta's ultra-compact edge model. Runs on anything with 4GB RAM. Great for quick tasks and edge devices.

Parameters
1B
Minimum RAM
4 GB
Model size
0.6 GB
Quantization
Q5_K_M

Can Llama 3.2 (1B) run locally?

Llama 3.2 (1B) is best suited for entry-level laptops and desktops. LocalClaw recommends Q5_K_M as the default quantization, with at least 4 GB RAM.

Search term for LM Studio or compatible runtimes: llama-3.2-1b-instruct

Hugging Face repository: lmstudio-community/Llama-3.2-1B-Instruct-GGUF

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Strengths

  • Ultra-compact — runs on literally anything
  • 128K context
  • Good for edge devices
  • 8 languages

Limitations

  • Very limited capability
  • Struggles with complex tasks
  • No serious coding

Best use cases

  • Edge AI
  • Mobile deployment
  • Simple classification
  • Text extraction
  • Quick summarization

Benchmarks

Speed: 10/10

Quality: 3/10

Coding: 3/10

Reasoning: 3/10

Technical details

Developer: Meta AI

License: Llama 3.2 Community License

Context window: 131,072 tokens

Architecture: Transformer decoder-only

Released: 2024-09