Who should use Saiga Llama3 8b?

Saiga Llama3 8b is an open-source project built for developers.

What platforms does Saiga Llama3 8b run on?

Saiga Llama3 8b runs on the web, the command line, and API.

Is Saiga Llama3 8b still active?

Unverified. Saiga Llama3 8b has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Saiga Llama3 8b?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct, Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct, and Llama 3.1 8B.

Who makes Saiga Llama3 8b?

Saiga Llama3 8b is developed by Ilya Gusev.

When did Saiga Llama3 8b launch?

Saiga Llama3 8b first shipped in 2024.

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Saiga Llama3 8b

Name: Saiga Llama3 8b
Author: Ilya Gusev

huggingface.coInfrastructure

Saiga Llama 3 8B is an instruction-tuned adaptation of Meta's Llama 3 8B model, specialized for the Russian language. Created by Ilya Gusev, it is designed for chat and instruction-following use cases in Russian. The model is openly available on Hugging Face and can be used with standard Transformers inference pipelines.

Open SourceApache-2.0WebCLIAPI

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56stars

7forks

2features

2024since

Overview

2 features

In the Foundation models & chat space, Saiga Llama3 8b takes a focused approach. It focuses on providing high-quality Russian-language instruction following capabilities based on the Llama 3 architecture. Saiga Llama3 8b is an open-source project aimed at developers. Saiga Llama3 8b is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. It runs on the web, the command line, and API.

Behind Saiga Llama3 8b is Ilya Gusev, and it first shipped in 2024. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 56 stars.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Instruction following
Russian language support

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

AI providers

local_ossmeta_llama

Runs on

BrowserCLIAPI-only

Detected from

AWS: x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header
local_oss: bollama in the HTML · bllama in the HTML · bvllm in the HTML
meta_llama: llama- in the HTML

Trust & compliance

License

Apache-2.0

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of Service Open Source GitHub · ★ 56

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed19 Jul · 19:49 UTC
IlyaGusev/saiga_llama3_8b verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Saiga Llama3 8b

What does Saiga Llama3 8b do?: Saiga Llama3 8b focuses on providing high-quality Russian-language instruction following capabilities based on the Llama 3 architecture. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.
Who should use Saiga Llama3 8b?: Saiga Llama3 8b is an open-source project built for developers.
Does Saiga Llama3 8b have a free plan?: Yes — Saiga Llama3 8b is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does Saiga Llama3 8b run on?: Saiga Llama3 8b runs on the web, the command line, and API.
Is Saiga Llama3 8b still active?: Unverified. Saiga Llama3 8b has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Saiga Llama3 8b?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct, Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct, and Llama 3.1 8B.Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Llama 3.1 8B
Who makes Saiga Llama3 8b?: Saiga Llama3 8b is developed by Ilya Gusev.
When did Saiga Llama3 8b launch?: Saiga Llama3 8b first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Cli · Web
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 56
License: Apache-2.0
Built for: developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Providing high-quality Russian-language instruction following capabilities based on the Llama 3 architecture.

Registered as

GitHub: IlyaGusev/saiga
Hugging Face: IlyaGusev/saiga_llama3_8b

Developer

Ilya Gusev

Solo developer

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 56
Forks: 7
Open issues: 4
Last commit: 2 Jan 2026
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 1
Authorship: Solo
Default branch: main

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70.4
Indexed: 19 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Unverified
Last seen: 19 Jul 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: ilyagusev-saiga-llama3-8b-huggingface-co
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 19 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Derived from the model's own Hugging Face metadata.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 5 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/IlyaGusev/saiga_llama3_8b

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