Instructions to use QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.
- Libraries
- llama-cpp-python
How to use QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF with llama-cpp-python:
# !pip install llama-cpp-python from llama_cpp import Llama llm = Llama.from_pretrained( repo_id="QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF", filename="Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct.Q2_K.gguf", )
llm.create_chat_completion( messages = [ { "role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of France?" } ] ) - Notebooks
- Google Colab
- Kaggle
- Local Apps Settings
- llama.cpp
How to use QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF with llama.cpp:
Install from brew
brew install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: llama-server -hf QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M # Run inference directly in the terminal: llama-cli -hf QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M
Install from WinGet (Windows)
winget install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: llama-server -hf QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M # Run inference directly in the terminal: llama-cli -hf QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M
Use pre-built binary
# Download pre-built binary from: # https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: ./llama-server -hf QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M # Run inference directly in the terminal: ./llama-cli -hf QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M
Build from source code
git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git cd llama.cpp cmake -B build cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: ./build/bin/llama-server -hf QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M # Run inference directly in the terminal: ./build/bin/llama-cli -hf QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M
Use Docker
docker model run hf.co/QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M
- LM Studio
- Jan
- vLLM
How to use QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF with vLLM:
Install from pip and serve model
# Install vLLM from pip: pip install vllm # Start the vLLM server: vllm serve "QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF" # Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API): curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of France?" } ] }'Use Docker
docker model run hf.co/QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M
- Ollama
How to use QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF with Ollama:
ollama run hf.co/QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M
- Unsloth Studio
How to use QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF with Unsloth Studio:
Install Unsloth Studio (macOS, Linux, WSL)
curl -fsSL https://unsloth.ai/install.sh | sh # Run unsloth studio unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888 # Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser # Search for QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF to start chatting
Install Unsloth Studio (Windows)
irm https://unsloth.ai/install.ps1 | iex # Run unsloth studio unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888 # Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser # Search for QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF to start chatting
Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth
# No setup required # Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser # Search for QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF to start chatting
- Atomic Chat new
- Docker Model Runner
How to use QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
docker model run hf.co/QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M
- Lemonade
How to use QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF with Lemonade:
Pull the model
# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/ lemonade pull QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M
Run and chat with the model
lemonade run user.Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF-Q4_K_M
List all available models
lemonade list
Compatibility with llama-cpp and Ollama
Hi there!
I've tried some quantized versions of this model and ran into an issue. I use llama-cpp-python for model inference. When I provide a question, I get infinite random characters as the result (see screenshot). But when I create a local model from the same quantized gguf by using Modelfile for Ollama inference, then everything works fine. So the issue is that Ollama works, and llama-cpp-python provides random output. The same behavior was noticed with a couple other models, like defog/llama-3-sqlcoder-8b.
Is anyone here experiencing same issues?
llm_load_vocab:
llm_load_vocab: ************************************
llm_load_vocab: GENERATION QUALITY WILL BE DEGRADED!
llm_load_vocab: CONSIDER REGENERATING THE MODEL
llm_load_vocab: ************************************
llm_load_vocab:
Hi there!
I've tried some quantized versions of this model and ran into an issue. I use llama-cpp-python for model inference. When I provide a question, I get infinite random characters as the result (see screenshot). But when I create a local model from the same quantized gguf by using Modelfile for Ollama inference, then everything works fine. So the issue is that Ollama works, and llama-cpp-python provides random output. The same behavior was noticed with a couple other models, like defog/llama-3-sqlcoder-8b.
Is anyone here experiencing same issues?
@liashchynskyi Yes! I'm having the same issue with defog/llama-3-sqlcoder-8b. I'm using LangChain with llama-cpp-python - only GGUF models. I'm looking to use GGUF files others have created - I can look into generating my own if that's the only solution.
Output from defog/llama-3-sqlcoder-8b:
@jaycann2 can you try QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF-v2
I'll update the defog quants today if you are facing issues with them
@munish0838 But why do we receive random outputs? I've tried to quantize the original model myself and ran into the same issue.
@jaycann2 can you try QuantFactory/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-GGUF-v2
I'll update the defog quants today if you are facing issues with them
Thanks @munish0838 - I tried yesterday and got the same result. I'd be interested to see if you are able to duplicate the issue on you end, with the GGUF version. If not, I might be able to learn what's going on from your code.
@jaycann2 I updated the quants yesterday in this repo and defog-sql-llama repo, they are both working perfectly for me

