id: meta-llama__Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct__candidate
status: candidate
name: Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct
org: meta-llama
source:
  kind: huggingface
  url: https://huggingface.co/meta-llama/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct
  revision: main
  model_card_url: https://huggingface.co/meta-llama/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct
license:
  spdx: custom
  url: https://ai.meta.com/llama/license/
  allows_offline_retention: true
  allows_local_ops: true
  allows_fine_tune: true
  notes: "Llama Community License — not MIT; review terms before commercial redistribution."
size:
  total_bytes: 0
  total_human: "~6 GB fp16 / ~2 GB Q4 (estimate)"
hardware_class:
  min_vram_gb_q4: 3
  min_vram_gb_fp16: 8
  notes: "T0–T1 edge / always-on"
axes: [B]
priority: high
collection:
  approved_by: ""
  approved_at: null
  downloaded_at: null
  downloaded_by: ""
  storage_path: ""
  brief_refs:
    - research/2026-07-24-baseline-field-survey.md
reason: "P0 edge instruct — tiny, huge ecosystem, good CPU/GPU floor for agents."
tags: [instruct, edge, llama]
companions: []
notes: "HF gated model — need accepted license on account before download."
history:
  - at: "2026-07-24"
    event: nominated
    by: baseline-survey
    detail: "P0 recommendation from initial deep research."