Sapienza NLP
Sapienza NLP
Language model · Italy ·Apr 2024

Minerva 3B

Language Open Source
3B
Parameters

About Minerva 3B

Minerva 3B is an AI model developed by Sapienza NLP, in the language category, released in 2024, made available as an open-source model with 3B params. Compact Italian-English LLM from Sapienza NLP, trained from scratch..

On this page you'll find Minerva 3B's full specifications. Review provider pricing and benchmark scores below, or compare Minerva 3B head-to-head with other language models.

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Sized to what Minerva 3B 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.

Best
Intel Arc B580 12GB
Consumer GPU · ~$249
~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
58–120+ tok/s
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Apple
58–120+ tok/s
18 options →
Datacenter GPU
120+ tok/s
13 options →

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Frequently asked questions

What is Minerva 3B? ▶

Compact Italian-English LLM from Sapienza NLP, trained from scratch. It is tracked on GenAIList with its specifications, benchmark scores and provider pricing.

Who created Minerva 3B? ▶

Minerva 3B was developed by Sapienza NLP and released in 2024.

Is Minerva 3B open source or proprietary? ▶

Minerva 3B is released as open source — its weights are publicly available to download, run locally and fine-tune.

How much does Minerva 3B cost? ▶

Pricing for Minerva 3B depends on the provider. See the providers table on this page for the latest API rates.

How does Minerva 3B perform on benchmarks? ▶

Benchmark scores for Minerva 3B 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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