HuggingFace · 3B · Dense
Lightweight multilingual reasoning Check if your GPU or Mac can run SmolLM3 3B locally — 1.7 GB min, 2.8 GB recommended.
2025-07128K context
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 2 | 1.5 GB | low | — |
| Q3_K_M | 3 | 1.8 GB | moderate | — |
| Q4_K_M | 4 | 2 GB | good | — |
| Q5_K_M | 5 | 2.4 GB | good | — |
| Q6_K | 6 | 2.8 GB | excellent | — |
| Q8_0 | 8 | 3.6 GB | excellent | — |
| F16 | 16 | 6.6 GB | lossless | — |
Can I run SmolLM3 3B locally?
- Can I run SmolLM3 3B locally?
- SmolLM3 3B needs about 1.7 GB of memory at a minimum and 2.8 GB recommended. Open this page to grade it against your GPU or Mac, then run it with runai, Ollama or LM Studio.
- How much VRAM does SmolLM3 3B need?
- At Q4_K_M, SmolLM3 3B uses about 2 GB of VRAM. Higher quants need more memory; lower quants fit tighter cards with a quality tradeoff.