---
base_model:
- gradientai/Llama-3-8B-Instruct-262k
- Nitral-AI/Echidna-7b-128k
library_name: transformers
tags:
- mergekit
- merge

---
# merge

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

## Merge Details
### Merge Method

This model was merged using the [linear](https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.05482) merge method.

### Models Merged

The following models were included in the merge:
* [gradientai/Llama-3-8B-Instruct-262k](https://huggingface.co./gradientai/Llama-3-8B-Instruct-262k)
* [Nitral-AI/Echidna-7b-128k](https://huggingface.co./Nitral-AI/Echidna-7b-128k)

### Configuration

The following YAML configuration was used to produce this model:

```yaml
models:
  - model: Nitral-AI/Echidna-7b-128k
    parameters:
      weight: 1.0
  - model: gradientai/Llama-3-8B-Instruct-262k
    parameters:
      weight: 0.1
merge_method: linear
dtype: float16
name: echidna-linear

```