Sapienza NLP
Sapienza NLP
Language model · Italy ·Jun 2023

Fauno

Language Open Weights
13B
Parameters

About Fauno

Fauno is an AI model developed by Sapienza NLP, in the language category, released in 2023, made available as an open-weights model with 13B params. Italian conversational LLM (LLaMA-based) from the RSTLess group, Sapienza Rome..

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Sized to what Fauno 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
~45.1 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
~55.4 tok/s
Q4 · fits full context · up to 8k ctx
Runs with: ExLlamaV2, KoboldCpp, LM Studio
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Best
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Consumer GPU · ~$1,599
~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
22.2–120+ tok/s
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Apple
33.8–90.1 tok/s
17 options →
Datacenter GPU
91.4–120+ tok/s
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Frequently asked questions

What is Fauno? ▶

Italian conversational LLM (LLaMA-based) from the RSTLess group, Sapienza Rome. It is tracked on GenAIList with its specifications, benchmark scores and provider pricing.

Who created Fauno? ▶

Fauno was developed by Sapienza NLP and released in 2023.

Is Fauno open source or proprietary? ▶

Fauno 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 Fauno cost? ▶

Pricing for Fauno depends on the provider. See the providers table on this page for the latest API rates.

How does Fauno perform on benchmarks? ▶

Benchmark scores for Fauno 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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