How to Prune and Distill Llama-3.1 8B to an NVIDIA Llama-3.1-Minitron 4B Model – NVIDIA Technical Blog News and tutorials for developers, data scientists, and IT admins 2025-03-26T00:06:00Z http://www.open-lab.net/blog/feed/ Sharath Sreenivas <![CDATA[How to Prune and Distill Llama-3.1 8B to an NVIDIA Llama-3.1-Minitron 4B Model]]> http://www.open-lab.net/blog/?p=87164 2024-08-22T18:24:58Z 2024-08-14T15:50:05Z Large language models (LLM) are now a dominant force in natural language processing and understanding, thanks to their effectiveness and versatility. LLMs such...]]> Large language models (LLM) are now a dominant force in natural language processing and understanding, thanks to their effectiveness and versatility. LLMs such...Decorative image of two cartoon llamas in sunglasses.

Large language models (LLM) are now a dominant force in natural language processing and understanding, thanks to their effectiveness and versatility. LLMs such as Llama 3.1 405B and NVIDIA Nemotron-4 340B excel in many challenging tasks, including coding, reasoning, and math. They are, however, resource-intensive to deploy. As such, there is another trend in the industry to develop small language��

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