Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B v1

About Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B v1

Llama-3.1-Nemotron-Nano-8B-v1 is a compact large language model (LLM) derived from Meta's Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct, specifically optimized for reasoning tasks, conversational interactions, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and tool-calling applications. It balances accuracy and efficiency, fitting comfortably onto a single consumer-grade RTX GPU for local deployment. The model supports extended context lengths of up to 128K tokens. Note: you must include `detailed thinking on` in the system prompt to enable reasoning. Please see [Usage Recommendations](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/Llama-3_1-Nemotron-Ultra-253B-v1#quick-start-and-usage-recommendations) for more.

Model Specifications

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🚀 Quick Start

Get started with Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B v1 API

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.provider.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="nvidia/llama-3.1-nemotron-nano-8b-v1",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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