Aya Expanse 8B TPS calculator

Open weights Cohere for AI 8B parameters October 2024

Each card below is assessed against this model at the context length and minimum quality you choose. Speed is an estimate for a single request, calculated from the card's memory bandwidth and the size of the model once compressed.

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582 cards that can run it

818 cards we hold specifications for

Smallest card that fits

Quadro 6000

6 GB · IQ4_XS · 15.9 tok/s

Fastest card

B200

424 tok/s · 180 GB

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Context length tokens

A longer conversation needs more memory, which can push this model off smaller cards.

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582 cards match

Calculating

					Needs	Quantisation	Fit
424 tok/s 254–678 · low confidence	B200 NVIDIA	180 GB	8,000 GB/s	Jan 2024	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
424 tok/s 254–678 · low confidence	B300 NVIDIA	288 GB	8,000 GB/s	Sep 2025	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
338 tok/s 203–541 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI350X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
338 tok/s 203–541 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI355X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
270 tok/s 162–433 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300 AMD	128 GB	6,550 GB/s	Jan 2023	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
259 tok/s 155–414 · low confidence	H200 NVL NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
259 tok/s 155–414 · low confidence	H200 SXM 141 GB NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
248 tok/s 149–396 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI325X AMD	256 GB	6,000 GB/s	Oct 2024	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
220 tok/s 132–352 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300A AMD	128 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
220 tok/s 132–352 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
220 tok/s 132–352 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI308X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
209 tok/s 125–334 · low confidence	H100 NVL 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,940 GB/s	Mar 2023	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
178 tok/s 107–285 · low confidence	H100 PCIe 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
178 tok/s 107–285 · low confidence	H100 SXM5 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Oct 2022	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
178 tok/s 107–285 · low confidence	H100 SXM5 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
178 tok/s 107–285 · low confidence	H100 SXM5 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
178 tok/s 107–285 · low confidence	H800 SXM5 NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
141 tok/s 85–225 · low confidence	CMP 170HX 8 GB NVIDIA	8 GB	1,490 GB/s	Sep 2021	6.5 GB	Q5_K_M	Tight
135 tok/s 81–217 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI250 AMD	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Nov 2021	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
135 tok/s 81–217 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI250X AMD	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Nov 2021	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
120 tok/s 72–192 · low confidence	CMP 170HX 10 GB NVIDIA	10 GB	1,560 GB/s	Sep 2021	7.4 GB	Q6_K	Comfortable
113 tok/s 68–181 · low confidence	Data Center GPU Max 1550 Intel	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Jan 2023	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
110 tok/s 66–177 · low confidence	Data Center GPU Max Subsystem Intel	128 GB	3,210 GB/s	Jan 2023	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
108 tok/s 65–173 · low confidence	A100 SXM4 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Nov 2020	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
108 tok/s 65–173 · low confidence	A100X NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Jun 2021	9.3 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable

Speeds are estimates for a single request — one conversation at a time — calculated from memory bandwidth, model size and quantisation. Real throughput varies with the inference runtime and its version. Figures published by hardware vendors measure many simultaneous requests and are much higher.

On record

Full specification

Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.

Origin

Who built this model, where, and when it was published.

Organisation: Cohere for AI
Organisation type: Industry
Country: Canada
Published: 24 October 2024

What it does

The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.

Domain: Language
Task: Language modeling/generation, Translation

Size

How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.

Parameters: 8B
Training data: 34,513,333,333 tokens

Training compute

The arithmetic performed to train the model, measured in floating-point operations. It is a measure of what the training run cost, not of how fast the finished model answers you.

Training compute: 1.7 × 10²¹ FLOP
How it was established: Operation counting

Availability

Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.

Weights: Open — downloadable
Model access: Open weights (restricted use)
Training code: Unreleased

How it is classified

Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.

Record confidence: Likely

Sources

Where this record came from and when it was last checked.

Reference: Cohere For AI launches Aya Expanse, a state-of-the-art multilingual family of models to help close the language gap with AI.
Last updated: 28 November 2025

The extremes

The ten fastest GPUs that run Aya Expanse 8B

Ranked by estimated tokens per second, newest card first where speeds tie. Because generation is bound by memory bandwidth, this ordering follows bandwidth rather than any gaming benchmark.

The smallest GPUs that still run Aya Expanse 8B

The cheapest route in, by memory capacity. A tight fit runs the model but leaves nothing spare for a longer conversation.

What the numbers mean

What you need to run it

Minimum card

Quadro 6000

Memory needed

5.1 GB

Fastest

424 tok/s

Aya Expanse 8B is small enough at 8B parameters that hardware is rarely the obstacle — 582 of the cards we track can run it, including cards several years old.

The least hardware that works is a Quadro 6000. Its 6 GB is enough at IQ4_XS compression, giving roughly 15.9 tokens per second.

At the other end, a B200 generates roughly 424 tokens per second on it, on the strength of 8,000 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Where it came from

Aya Expanse 8B was published by Cohere for AI, in Canada, in October 2024. The organisation is categorised as industry.

It works in Language, and is recorded as doing language modeling/generation, Translation.

The weights being open is what puts this page in the calculator rather than only in the catalogue: it is a model you can actually hold.

Understanding the speeds

Half the cards that hold it manage more than 23.8 tokens per second, and 551 exceed reading speed outright.

It is a dense model, so every parameter is read for every token produced. That makes speed track memory bandwidth almost exactly — a card with twice the bandwidth generates roughly twice as fast.

Without the attention layout on record, the memory column is an approximation. It is close enough to choose hardware by, and least reliable at long context.

Training and provenance

The training run consumed about 1.7 × 10²¹ FLOP. That figure describes the cost of creating it and has no bearing on how quickly it generates text.

It was trained on about 34,513,333,333 tokens of text.

Step by step

How to choose a GPU for Aya Expanse 8B

The table above has already assessed every card we hold specifications for against this model. Getting to your answer takes six steps.

01

Read the memory figure first

Look at what Aya Expanse 8B actually needs — around 5.1 GB at IQ4_XS. No amount of processing power compensates for a card that cannot hold it.
02

Set the context length you will work at

Set the context to what you will actually use. The cache grows with the conversation, and it is the usual reason Aya Expanse 8B stops fitting a card that seemed fine.
03

Set a quality floor

Compression is what makes Aya Expanse 8B fit smaller cards, at some cost in accuracy — IQ4_XS on the smallest card that fits. A minimum quality removes the ones that go too far.
04

Sort by speed

Sort by speed to see how cards rank for Aya Expanse 8B. It will not match a gaming ordering — generation is bound by memory bandwidth, which is why the B200 tops it at 424 tok/s.
05

Read the fit column last

Tight means Aya Expanse 8B loads and works, with no room to raise the context later. Comfortable means you can. The difference matters more than a few tokens per second.
06

Open the card you have settled on

Following a card through to its own page shows every other model it can hold, which is the question that follows once Aya Expanse 8B is settled.

Answers

Aya Expanse 8B — common questions

Is Aya Expanse 8B open source?

Its weights are published, so Aya Expanse 8B can be downloaded and run on your own hardware. Note that open weights is not the same as open source in the full sense — it says nothing about the training data, the training code, or the commercial terms attached.

How many parameters does Aya Expanse 8B have?

Aya Expanse 8B has 8B parameters. That figure is the total, and it is what decides how much memory the model needs — roughly half a gigabyte per billion at the compression most people use.

Who created Aya Expanse 8B?

Aya Expanse 8B was published by Cohere for AI, based in Canada, categorised as industry.

When was Aya Expanse 8B released?

Aya Expanse 8B was published in October 2024. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.

What is Aya Expanse 8B used for?

Aya Expanse 8B works in Language, and is recorded as handling language modeling/generation, Translation. Models frequently carry more than one of each, and the tags describe purpose rather than capability limits.

Where can I download Aya Expanse 8B?

The weights for Aya Expanse 8B are published, though we do not hold a repository link for it. This site calculates hardware requirements rather than hosting model files.

How much compute was used to train Aya Expanse 8B?

Around 1.7 × 10²¹ FLOP. That measures what producing the model cost and says nothing about how quickly it answers once trained — inference speed comes from memory bandwidth, not from the training budget.

Can I run Aya Expanse 8B if it does not fit in my GPU?

Partly. Layers that do not fit sit in system memory and run at a fraction of the speed, so a mostly-offloaded Aya Expanse 8B is rarely worth using — the nearest miss we calculate is short by 1.0 GB. Every figure here assumes the whole model is on the card.

Would two GPUs run Aya Expanse 8B faster?

Two cards buy memory rather than speed. That matters for Aya Expanse 8B only if one card cannot hold it — 582 can, so a second adds little.

Why does the quantisation differ between cards for Aya Expanse 8B?

Because capacity varies, so does how hard Aya Expanse 8B has to be squeezed — 4 distinct levels appear in the table above. Set a minimum quality to compare at one.

How accurate are these Aya Expanse 8B speed estimates?

They are calculated from specifications rather than measured, and each carries a range — 254–678 tok/s on the B200, for instance. The same model and card vary by thirty to fifty per cent depending on the inference software and its version.

What GPU do I need to run Aya Expanse 8B?

The smallest card in our catalogue that holds Aya Expanse 8B is the Quadro 6000, with 6 GB of memory. It runs the model at IQ4_XS using about 5.1 GB, and produces roughly 15.9 tokens per second. 582 cards in total can run it.

How fast is Aya Expanse 8B on a GPU?

It depends on the card. The quickest we calculate is a B200 at about 424 tokens per second; the slowest that still runs it manages considerably less. Reading speed is around ten tokens per second, and 551 of the cards that can run Aya Expanse 8B clear that.

How much VRAM does Aya Expanse 8B need?

About 5.1 GB at IQ4_XS compression, which is what the smallest card that runs it uses. Less compression needs more: the figures in the memory column above are recalculated for each card, because each one holds the least-compressed version it can.

Can I run Aya Expanse 8B on a 8 GB GPU?

Yes. A CMP 170HX 8 GB with 8 GB runs it at Q5_K_M, using about 6.5 GB and generating roughly 141 tokens per second — a tight fit.

Can I run Aya Expanse 8B on a 12 GB GPU?

Yes. A GeForce RTX 3080 Ti with 12 GB runs it at Q8_0, using about 9.3 GB and generating roughly 48.3 tokens per second — a tight fit.

Can I run Aya Expanse 8B on a 16 GB GPU?

Yes. A Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB with 16 GB runs it at Q8_0, using about 9.3 GB and generating roughly 59.8 tokens per second — a comfortable fit.

Can I run Aya Expanse 8B on a 24 GB GPU?

Yes. A GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 with 24 GB runs it at Q8_0, using about 9.3 GB and generating roughly 70.9 tokens per second — a comfortable fit.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 28 November 2025

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