README.md

---
language:
- en
base_model:
- grimjim/llama-3-merge-virt-req-8B
- nbeerbower/llama-3-slerp-kraut-dragon-8B
library_name: transformers
tags:
- meta
- llama-3
- pytorch
- mergekit
- merge
license: cc-by-nc-4.0
pipeline_tag: text-generation
---
# llama-3-merge-avalon-8B

This is a merge of pre-trained language models created using [mergekit](https://github.com/cg123/mergekit).

Lightly tested at temperature=1.0, minP=0.02 with provisional Llama 3 Instruct prompts.

Built with Meta Llama 3.

## Merge Details
### Merge Method

This model was merged using the SLERP merge method.

### Models Merged

The following models were included in the merge:
* [grimjim/llama-3-merge-virt-req-8B](https://huggingface.co/grimjim/llama-3-merge-virt-req-8B)
* [nbeerbower/llama-3-slerp-kraut-dragon-8B](https://huggingface.co/nbeerbower/llama-3-slerp-kraut-dragon-8B)

### Configuration

The following YAML configuration was used to produce this model:

```yaml
slices:
  - sources:
    - model: grimjim/llama-3-merge-virt-req-8B
      layer_range: [0,32]
    - model: nbeerbower/llama-3-slerp-kraut-dragon-8B
      layer_range: [0,32]
merge_method: slerp
base_model: grimjim/llama-3-merge-virt-req-8B
parameters:
  t:
    - filter: self_attn
      value: [0, 0.5, 0.3, 0.7, 1]
    - filter: mlp
      value: [1, 0.5, 0.7, 0.3, 0]
    - value: 0.5
dtype: bfloat16

```