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# Run Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B on iPhone, iPad & Mac

Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B runs 100% private on iPhone, iPad & Mac inside Private LLM — no internet connection required, no data sent to any server.

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## Download the quantized weights

These are the exact OmniQuant weights Private LLM runs for Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B, published on our Hugging Face org. They're standard weights you can load in any app that supports the format, not just Private LLM.

-   [iPhone & iPad — 3-bit OmniQuant →](https://huggingface.co/numen-tech/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-w3a16g40sym)
-   [Mac — 4-bit OmniQuant →](https://huggingface.co/numen-tech/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B-w4a16g128asym)

## Specifications

Parameters

8B

Context window

131K tokens

License

Llama 3

Quantization

OmniQuant 3-bit, OmniQuant 4-bit

Family

Llama 3.1 8B

## What Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B is good at

general

Hermes 3 is a general purpose language model built by Nous Research, based on Llama 3.1 8B. It is designed to give users more control and is especially good at roleplaying, multi turn conversations, and following instructions. The model also has strong abilities in function calling and generating structured outputs like JSON.

## Which of your devices can run it

### iPhone

iPhone 17 Pro MaxiPhone 17 ProiPhone AiriPhone 17iPhone 16 Pro / 16 Pro MaxiPhone 16 / 16 PlusiPhone 16eiPhone 15 Pro / 15 Pro Max

### iPad

iPad Pro (M5, 16GB)iPad Pro (M5, 12GB)iPad Pro (M4, 16GB)iPad Pro (M4, 8GB)iPad Pro (M2, 16GB)iPad Pro (M2, 8GB)iPad Pro (M1, 16GB)iPad Pro (M1, 8GB)iPad Air (M4)iPad Air (M3)iPad Air (M2)iPad Air (M1)iPad mini (A17 Pro)

### Mac

Mac (Apple Silicon, 192GB)MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 128GB)Mac Studio / Pro (Apple Silicon, 96GB)MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 64GB)MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 48GB)MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 36GB)Mac (Apple Silicon, 32GB)MacBook Air (M4, 24GB)MacBook Air (M-series, 16GB)Mac (Apple Silicon, 8GB)

Browse every model that fits [iPhone](/models/best-for-iphone) or [Mac](/models/best-for-mac).

## How to run Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B in Private LLM

1.  Download Private LLM from the App Store.
2.  Open the in-app model library and choose Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B.
3.  Download the model once, then chat fully offline.

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## Variants & related models

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### Dolphin 3.0 Llama 3.1 8B

8B

uncensored

131K contextiPhone & iPad · Mac

[View details →](/models/dolphin3.0-llama3.1-8b)

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### FuseChat Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

8B

general

131K contextiPhone & iPad · Mac

[View details →](/models/fusechat-llama-3.1-8b-instruct)

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### Llama 3.1 8B Lexi Uncensored V2

8B

uncensoredcreative

131K contextiPhone & iPad · Mac

[View details →](/models/llama-3.1-8b-lexi-uncensored-v2)

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### Llama 3.1 8B UltraMedical

8B

biomedical

131K contextiPhone & iPad · Mac

[View details →](/models/llama-3.1-8b-ultramedical)

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### Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

8B

general

iPhone & iPad · Mac

[View details →](/models/meta-llama-3.1-8b-instruct)

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### Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Abliterated

8B

uncensored

131K contextiPhone & iPad · Mac

[View details →](/models/meta-llama-3.1-8b-instruct-abliterated)

## Frequently asked questions

-   Can I run Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B on iPhone?
    
    Yes. Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B runs on iPhone models with enough memory, such as iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone Air, iPhone 17, iPhone 16 Pro / 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16 / 16 Plus, iPhone 16e, iPhone 15 Pro / 15 Pro Max, fully on-device in Private LLM — no internet connection required.
    
-   Can I run Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B on Mac?
    
    Yes. Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B runs on Macs with enough unified memory, such as Mac (Apple Silicon, 192GB), MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 128GB), Mac Studio / Pro (Apple Silicon, 96GB), MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 64GB), MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 48GB), MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 36GB), Mac (Apple Silicon, 32GB), MacBook Air (M4, 24GB), MacBook Air (M-series, 16GB), Mac (Apple Silicon, 8GB), fully on-device in Private LLM.
    
-   Does Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B work offline?
    
    Yes. Once downloaded in Private LLM, Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B runs 100% on-device — no internet connection, and nothing is sent to any server.
    
-   Is Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B free to use?
    
    Private LLM is a one-time purchase with no subscription and no per-message cost. The models themselves are open source — once downloaded, they run offline with nothing to pay per use.
    

## Why run Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B in Private LLM

Private LLM has run local AI on iPhone, iPad, and Mac since 2023, before Apple Intelligence existed. Inference happens on your device, so your Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B conversations never reach a server. The part most apps gloss over is quantization, and that is exactly where on-device quality is won or lost. Most llama.cpp and MLX wrappers ship the same off-the-shelf 4-bit RTN weights. Private LLM ships GPTQ and OmniQuant quantization, tuned per model, and our 3-bit OmniQuant models match or beat those 4-bit RTN builds on the same Apple Silicon. Run the same model both ways and you feel it in the first reply. [See how our quantization works](/en/faq#Why-can-t-Private-LLM-load-models-directly-from-Hugging-Face).

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Specifications and summary come from Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B's [Hugging Face model card](https://huggingface.co/NousResearch/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B), released under the Llama 3 license. Private LLM ships its own quantized models, built with OmniQuant quantization tuned per model, and isn't affiliated with the model's authors.