---
language:
- en
license: llama3
tags:
- Llama-3
- instruct
- finetune
- chatml
- gpt4
- synthetic data
- distillation
- function calling
- json mode
- axolotl
- roleplaying
- chat
- TensorBlock
- GGUF
base_model: NousResearch/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B
widget:
- example_title: Hermes 3
  messages:
  - role: system
    content: You are a sentient, superintelligent artificial general intelligence,
      here to teach and assist me.
  - role: user
    content: What is the meaning of life?
model-index:
- name: Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-70B
  results: []
---

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## NousResearch/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B - GGUF

This repo contains GGUF format model files for [NousResearch/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B](https://huggingface.co/NousResearch/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B).

The files were quantized using machines provided by [TensorBlock](https://tensorblock.co/), and they are compatible with llama.cpp as of [commit b4011](https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/commit/a6744e43e80f4be6398fc7733a01642c846dce1d).

## Prompt template

```
<|begin_of_text|><|im_start|>system
{system_prompt}<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
{prompt}<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
```

## Model file specification

| Filename | Quant type | File Size | Description |
| -------- | ---------- | --------- | ----------- |
| [Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q2_K.gguf](https://huggingface.co/tensorblock/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-GGUF/tree/main/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q2_K.gguf) | Q2_K | 2.961 GB | smallest, significant quality loss - not recommended for most purposes |
| [Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q3_K_S.gguf](https://huggingface.co/tensorblock/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-GGUF/tree/main/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q3_K_S.gguf) | Q3_K_S | 3.413 GB | very small, high quality loss |
| [Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q3_K_M.gguf](https://huggingface.co/tensorblock/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-GGUF/tree/main/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q3_K_M.gguf) | Q3_K_M | 3.743 GB | very small, high quality loss |
| [Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q3_K_L.gguf](https://huggingface.co/tensorblock/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-GGUF/tree/main/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q3_K_L.gguf) | Q3_K_L | 4.025 GB | small, substantial quality loss |
| [Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q4_0.gguf](https://huggingface.co/tensorblock/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-GGUF/tree/main/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q4_0.gguf) | Q4_0 | 4.341 GB | legacy; small, very high quality loss - prefer using Q3_K_M |
| [Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q4_K_S.gguf](https://huggingface.co/tensorblock/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-GGUF/tree/main/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q4_K_S.gguf) | Q4_K_S | 4.370 GB | small, greater quality loss |
| [Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q4_K_M.gguf](https://huggingface.co/tensorblock/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-GGUF/tree/main/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q4_K_M.gguf) | Q4_K_M | 4.583 GB | medium, balanced quality - recommended |
| [Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q5_0.gguf](https://huggingface.co/tensorblock/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-GGUF/tree/main/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q5_0.gguf) | Q5_0 | 5.215 GB | legacy; medium, balanced quality - prefer using Q4_K_M |
| [Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q5_K_S.gguf](https://huggingface.co/tensorblock/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-GGUF/tree/main/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q5_K_S.gguf) | Q5_K_S | 5.215 GB | large, low quality loss - recommended |
| [Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q5_K_M.gguf](https://huggingface.co/tensorblock/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-GGUF/tree/main/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q5_K_M.gguf) | Q5_K_M | 5.339 GB | large, very low quality loss - recommended |
| [Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q6_K.gguf](https://huggingface.co/tensorblock/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-GGUF/tree/main/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q6_K.gguf) | Q6_K | 6.143 GB | very large, extremely low quality loss |
| [Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q8_0.gguf](https://huggingface.co/tensorblock/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-GGUF/tree/main/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q8_0.gguf) | Q8_0 | 7.954 GB | very large, extremely low quality loss - not recommended |


## Downloading instruction

### Command line

Firstly, install Huggingface Client

```shell
pip install -U "huggingface_hub[cli]"
```

Then, downoad the individual model file the a local directory

```shell
huggingface-cli download tensorblock/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-GGUF --include "Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-Q2_K.gguf" --local-dir MY_LOCAL_DIR
```

If you wanna download multiple model files with a pattern (e.g., `*Q4_K*gguf`), you can try:

```shell
huggingface-cli download tensorblock/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-GGUF --local-dir MY_LOCAL_DIR --local-dir-use-symlinks False --include='*Q4_K*gguf'
```