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Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B EU AI Act Compliance Profile

NousResearch

Text Generationllama3transformers
① Risk Classification
LIMITED RISK
Art. 50, 52
Limited Risk AI System
② Model Info
8Bparameters
PipelineText Generation
Librarytransformers
Licensellama3
Base Modelmeta-llama/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B
Languagesen
SyncedApr 3, 2026
③ Popularity
112.1Kdownloads
400 likes
View on HuggingFace ↗
④ Obligations
2apply
~12h effort
□ AI Literacy (Art. 4)
□ AI Disclosure (Art. 50)
$ npx complior scan

Your risk depends on how you use Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B

Usage ContextRisk LevelObligations
Internal coding toolMINIMAL3 obligations (~12h)
Customer support botLIMITED7 obligations (~32h)
HR screening / hiringHIGH19 obligations (~120h)
Credit decisionsHIGH19 obligations (~120h)
Medical triageHIGH19 obligations (~120h)

Why this tool is classified as LIMITED RISK

Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B is a text generation model by NousResearch. It has 8 billion parameters. Fine-tuned from meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B. Built with transformers. Supports en. Licensed under llama3. 112.1K downloads on HuggingFace.

Applicable Articles

Art. 4AI Literacy (Art. 4)
REQUIREDDEADLINE PASSED
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Obligation under Art. 4 for Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B deployers.
Art. 50AI Disclosure (Art. 50)
REQUIREDDEADLINE PASSED
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Who does what

NousResearch (provider)Their job

  • Provider obligations being compiled

You (deployer)Your job

  • •AI Literacy (Art. 4) (Art. 4)
  • •AI Disclosure (Art. 50) (Art. 50)
See full obligation checklist →

Risk Assessment Reasoning

The Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B model is a text-generation AI tool that may produce outputs that could be misused or lead to misinformation, but it does not pose significant risks to fundamental rights or safety, placing it in the limited risk category.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B's EU AI Act risk classification?

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Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B is classified as LIMITED RISK under the EU AI Act. The model has 8B parameters.

What are my obligations if I deploy Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B?

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As a Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B deployer, you have 2 base obligations (~12 hours estimated effort). Key articles: Art. 4, Art. 50.

What is Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B?

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Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B is a Text Generation model by NousResearch. It has 112.1K downloads on HuggingFace. Licensed under llama3.

What are the EU AI Act deadlines for Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B?

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Already passed: AI Literacy (Art. 4) — 2025-02-02. Already passed: AI Disclosure (Art. 50) — 2025-08-02.

Check Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B compliance in your codebase

One command to scan. Open-source CLI.

$ npx complior scan