Storage is getting cheaper every day and the models are getting smaller with the same amount of data.
Don’t these models require rather a lot of storage?
art@lemmy.world 1 year ago
scarabic@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m just curious - do you know what kind of storage is required?
Soundhole@lemm.ee 1 year ago
13B quantized models, generally the most popular for home computers with dedicated gpus, are between 6 and 10 gigs each. 7B models are between 3 and 6. So, no, not really?
It is relative so, I guess if you’re comparing that to an atari 2600 cartridge then, yeah, it’s hella huge. But you can store multiple models for the same space cost as a single modern video game.
scarabic@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah that’s not a lot. I mean… the average consumer probably has 10GB free on their boot volume.
It is a lot to download. If we’re talking about ordinary consumers. Not unheard of though - some games on Steam are 50GB+
So okay, storage is not prohibitive.