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EleutherAI
Language model · United States ·Apr 2023

Pythia-12b

Language Open (Restricted)
12B
Parameters

About Pythia-12b

Pythia-12b is an AI model developed by EleutherAI, in the language category, released in 2023, made available as an open-weights model with 12B params.

On this page you'll find Pythia-12b's full specifications. Review provider pricing and benchmark scores below, or compare Pythia-12b head-to-head with other language models.

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Sized to what Pythia-12b actually needs (~8k context at Q4), not to the biggest GPU: Good = cheapest that runs it, Better = best value, Best = most headroom. Speed is a hardware estimate; anything past ~120 tok/s is shown as instant.

Good
Intel Arc B580 12GB
Consumer GPU · ~$249
~48.9 tok/s
Q4 · fits full context · up to 8k ctx
Runs with: ExLlamaV2, KoboldCpp, LM Studio
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Better
Intel Arc A770 16GB
Consumer GPU · ~$329
~60 tok/s
Q4 · fits full context · up to 8k ctx
Runs with: ExLlamaV2, KoboldCpp, LM Studio
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Best
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Consumer GPU · ~$999
~120 tok/s
Q4 · fits full context · up to 8k ctx
Runs with: ExLlamaV2, KoboldCpp, LM Studio
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Software support

·ExLlamaV2 ·KoboldCpp ·LM Studio ·MLX ·Ollama ·SGLang ·TensorRT-LLM ·llama.cpp ·vLLM ?KTransformers ?text-generation-webui

✓ measured · · compatible · — not supported. Informational only — speed is hardware-based.

Consumer GPU
24–120+ tok/s
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Apple
36.6–97.6 tok/s
17 options →
Datacenter GPU
99–120+ tok/s
13 options →

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Frequently asked questions

What is Pythia-12b? ▶

Pythia-12b is an AI model developed by EleutherAI, in the language category, released in 2023. It is tracked on GenAIList with its specifications, benchmark scores and provider pricing.

Who created Pythia-12b? ▶

Pythia-12b was developed by EleutherAI and released in 2023.

Is Pythia-12b open source or proprietary? ▶

Pythia-12b ships as an open-weights model: you can download and self-host the weights, though the licence may place some restrictions on use.

How much does Pythia-12b cost? ▶

Pricing for Pythia-12b depends on the provider. See the providers table on this page for the latest API rates.

How does Pythia-12b perform on benchmarks? ▶

Benchmark scores for Pythia-12b are listed on this page as they are published. You can compare it head-to-head with other models on the GenAIList compare tool.

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