The merged model combining Llama-3.1-Korean-8B-Instruct and Llama-3.1-Storm-8B improves performance like — including Korean-language instruction following, multilingual knowledge-based QA, reasoning, reduced hallucinations, and structured output generation (e.g., JSON, Markdown). This merge is particularly beneficial for developers seeking a strong Korean-capable model that also excels in logic, accuracy, and function-calling, while remaining lightweight enough for local inference environments such as Ollama or vLLM.