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New York University (NYU)
Multimodal model · United States ·Jun 2024

Cambrian-1-8B

Multimodal Open (Restricted)
8B
Parameters

About Cambrian-1-8B

Cambrian-1-8B is an AI model developed by New York University (NYU), in the multimodal category, released in 2024, made available as an open-weights model with 8B params.

On this page you'll find Cambrian-1-8B's full specifications. Review provider pricing and benchmark scores below, or compare Cambrian-1-8B head-to-head with other multimodal models.

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Sized to what Cambrian-1-8B 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
~73.3 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
~90 tok/s
Q4 · fits full context · up to 8k ctx
Runs with: ExLlamaV2, KoboldCpp, LM Studio
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Best
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Consumer GPU · ~$549
~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
36–120+ tok/s
32 options →
Apple
21.8–120+ tok/s
18 options →
Datacenter GPU
120+ tok/s
13 options →

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Frequently asked questions

What is Cambrian-1-8B? ▶

Cambrian-1-8B is an AI model developed by New York University (NYU), in the multimodal category, released in 2024. It is tracked on GenAIList with its specifications, benchmark scores and provider pricing.

Who created Cambrian-1-8B? ▶

Cambrian-1-8B was developed by New York University (NYU) and released in 2024.

Is Cambrian-1-8B open source or proprietary? ▶

Cambrian-1-8B 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 Cambrian-1-8B cost? ▶

Pricing for Cambrian-1-8B depends on the provider. See the providers table on this page for the latest API rates.

How does Cambrian-1-8B perform on benchmarks? ▶

Benchmark scores for Cambrian-1-8B 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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