NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Language model · United States ·Nov 2024

Minitron 8B

Language Open Weights
8.3B
Parameters

About Minitron 8B

Minitron 8B is an AI model developed by NVIDIA, in the language category, released in 2024, made available as an open-weights model with 8.3B params.

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

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Sized to what Minitron 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
~70.6 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
~86.7 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
34.7–120+ tok/s
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Apple
21–120+ tok/s
18 options →
Datacenter GPU
120+ tok/s
13 options →

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Frequently asked questions

What is Minitron 8B? ▶

Minitron 8B is an AI model developed by NVIDIA, in the language category, released in 2024. It is tracked on GenAIList with its specifications, benchmark scores and provider pricing.

Who created Minitron 8B? ▶

Minitron 8B was developed by NVIDIA and released in 2024.

Is Minitron 8B open source or proprietary? ▶

Minitron 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 Minitron 8B cost? ▶

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

How does Minitron 8B perform on benchmarks? ▶

Benchmark scores for Minitron 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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