High-end versions (34B) require significant VRAM—up to 80GB+ per GPU for full fine-tuning.

Available in 4-bit and 8-bit versions to run on consumer hardware like local GPUs.

It matches GPT-3.5 quality while remaining more cost-effective for developers.

💡 If you're on a budget, use the Yi-6B version. It offers similar bilingual perks but runs on much smaller setups. If you'd like, I can: Help you set it up on your local machine Compare it to OpenAI's o1 or Claude models Find the best API pricing for your project