---
base_model:
- gradientai/Llama-3-8B-Instruct-262k
- Nitral-AI/Echidna-7b-128k
library_name: transformers
tags:
- mergekit
- merge

---
# merge

This is a merge of pre-trained language models created using [mergekit](https://github.com/cg123/mergekit).

## Merge Details
### Merge Method

This model was merged using the [DARE](https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.03099) [TIES](https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.01708) merge method using [Nitral-AI/Echidna-7b-128k](https://huggingface.co/Nitral-AI/Echidna-7b-128k) as a base.

### Models Merged

The following models were included in the merge:
* [gradientai/Llama-3-8B-Instruct-262k](https://huggingface.co/gradientai/Llama-3-8B-Instruct-262k)

### Configuration

The following YAML configuration was used to produce this model:

```yaml
models:
  - model: Nitral-AI/Echidna-7b-128k
    #no parameters necessary for base model
  - model: gradientai/Llama-3-8B-Instruct-262k
    parameters:
      density: 0.5
      weight: 0.5

merge_method: dare_ties
base_model: Nitral-AI/Echidna-7b-128k
parameters:
  normalize: false
  int8_mask: true
dtype: float16
```