# memory usage for skl-nb classifier

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/memory-usage-for-skl-nb-classifier/30817
**Category:** Developer Discussion
**Created:** [July 13, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/memory-usage-for-skl-nb-classifier/30817 "2024-07-13T03:16:36Z")
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### Author: ![colinbrislawn](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/colinbrislawn/32/6221_2.png) [@colinbrislawn](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/colinbrislawn)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/memory-usage-for-skl-nb-classifier/30817/1 "2024-07-13T03:16:37Z")

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> <https://github.com/qiime2/q2-feature-classifier/issues/204>
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> \## Memory usage currently scales at 1.1\*io\_out
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> \[forums x-ref\](https://forum.q…iime2.org/t/memory-usage-for-skl-nb-classifier/30817).
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> unite: ver9 25.07.2023 
> qiime2-2023.5
> \[download here v9.0-v25.07.2023-qiime2-2023.5\](https://github.com/colinbrislawn/unite-train/releases/tag/v9.0-v25.07.2023-qiime2-2023.5
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> !\[image\](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ceba65d3-c034-460d-af56-cabe6be532a2)
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> I suppose this makes sense as all seen k-mers must stay in memory...

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