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OpenAI/Dense

OpenAIGPT-2 XL 1.5B

Largest GPT-2. Decent text generation for 2019, surpassed by modern small models.

chat
1.5B
Parameters
1K
Context length
6
Benchmarks
6
Quantizations
800K
HF downloads
Architecture
Dense
Released
2019-11-05
Layers
48
KV Heads
25
Head Dim
64
Family
gpt2

Quantization Options

QuantBitsVRAMQuality
Q4_K_M4.891.4 GBgood
Q5_K_S5.571.5 GBgood
Q5_K_M5.71.6 GBgood
Q6_K6.561.7 GBexcellent
Q8_08.52.1 GBlossless
FP16163.5 GBlossless

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Benchmarks (6)

IFEval20.4
MUSR4.0
BBH2.6
MMLU-PRO1.5
GPQA1.1
MATH1.0

Run this model

▸Easiest way to get started·Beginners
DOCS ↗
curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh
$ollama run gpt2:2b-q4_K_M

Tag may need adjustment — check ollama.com/library/gpt2 for available tags.

▸ SETUP GUIDE
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Auto-setup with fitmyllm CLI

Detects your GPU, recommends the best model, downloads it, and starts chatting — zero config. Benchmarks your speed and contributes anonymous data to improve predictions.

pip install fitmyllmthen run fitmyllmLearn more
Auto-detect GPULive tok/s in chatSpeed benchmarks9 inference engines
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GPUs that can run this model

At Q4_K_M quantization. Sorted by minimum VRAM.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 GB VRAM • 76.8 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Mac Edition
2 GB VRAM • 76.8 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA Tesla C870
2 GB VRAM • 76.8 GB/s
NVIDIA
NVIDIA Tesla D870
2 GB VRAM • 76.8 GB/s
NVIDIA
NVIDIA Tesla S870
2 GB VRAM • 76.8 GB/s
NVIDIA
NVIDIA Quadro CX
2 GB VRAM • 76.8 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800
2 GB VRAM • 76.8 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 OEM
2 GB VRAM • 24 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 OEM
2 GB VRAM • 43.2 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
2 GB VRAM • 60 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470M
2 GB VRAM • 72 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
2 GB VRAM • 177.4 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
2 GB VRAM • 192.4 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 545
2 GB VRAM • 38.4 GB/s
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
2 GB VRAM • 60 GB/s
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M
2 GB VRAM • 72 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Rev. 2
2 GB VRAM • 192.4 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
2 GB VRAM • 164 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 OEM Rebrand
2 GB VRAM • 38.4 GB/s
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
2 GB VRAM • 72 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 OEM Rebrand
2 GB VRAM • 179.2 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 OEM
2 GB VRAM • 112.9 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA Quadro 4000 Mac Edition
2 GB VRAM • 89.9 GB/s
NVIDIA
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AMD FireGL V8650
2 GB VRAM • 111 GB/s
AMD
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 X2
2 GB VRAM • 148 GB/s
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M
2 GB VRAM • 77 GB/s
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NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
2 GB VRAM • 77 GB/s
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AMD Radeon HD 6950
2 GB VRAM • 160 GB/s
AMD
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AMD Radeon HD 6970
2 GB VRAM • 176 GB/s
AMD
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Intel Aubrey Isle
2 GB VRAM • 154 GB/s
INTEL
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Largest GPT-2. Decent text generation for 2019, surpassed by modern small models.

▸ SPEC SHEET

GPT-2 XL 1.5B — 1.5B Dense.

▸ SPECIFICATIONS
PARAMETERS
1.5B
ARCHITECTURE
Dense Transformer
CONTEXT LENGTH
1K tokens
CAPABILITIES
chat
RELEASE DATE
2019-11-05
PROVIDER
OpenAI
FAMILY
gpt2
▸ VRAM REQUIREMENTS
QUANTBPWVRAMQUALITY
Q4_K_M4.891.4 GB94%
Q5_K_S5.571.5 GB96%
Q5_K_M5.71.6 GB96%
Q6_K6.561.7 GB97%
Q8_08.52.1 GB100%
FP16163.5 GB100%
§ 01BENCHMARK SCORES
MMLU-PRO1.5
MATH1.0
IFEval20.4
BBH2.6
GPQA1.1
MUSR4.0
§ 03COMPATIBLE GPUs
30 @ Q4_K_M
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 GB · 76.8 GB/s
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Mac Edition
2 GB · 76.8 GB/s
NVIDIA Tesla C870
2 GB · 76.8 GB/s
NVIDIA Tesla D870
2 GB · 76.8 GB/s
NVIDIA Tesla S870
2 GB · 76.8 GB/s
NVIDIA Quadro CX
2 GB · 76.8 GB/s
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800
2 GB · 76.8 GB/s
NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 OEM
2 GB · 24 GB/s
NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 OEM
2 GB · 43.2 GB/s
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
2 GB · 60 GB/s
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470M
2 GB · 72 GB/s
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
2 GB · 177.4 GB/s
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
2 GB · 192.4 GB/s
NVIDIA GeForce GT 545
2 GB · 38.4 GB/s
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
2 GB · 60 GB/s