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HuggingFaceTB · open license · on Arena since 20 Jan 2025
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Size0.5 Bparameters
4-bit download0.3 GBweights only, Q4_K_M
Max context8Ktokens, from the model config
Where to use it for free
- Download and run it at home: official weights · GGUF files for Ollama and LM Studio
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Speed on popular hardware
| Hardware | GPU memory | Fits? | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 3060 12 GB | 12 GB | Fits in GPU | 153 tok/s |
| RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB | 16 GB | Fits in GPU | 123 tok/s |
| RTX 3090 | 24 GB | Fits in GPU | 398 tok/s |
| RTX 4090 | 24 GB | Fits in GPU | 429 tok/s |
| RTX 5090 | 32 GB | Fits in GPU | 762 tok/s |
| RX 7900 XTX | 24 GB | Fits in GPU | 408 tok/s |
| 2 × RTX 3090 | 48 GB | Fits in GPU | 387 tok/s |
| 4 × RTX 3090 | 96 GB | Fits in GPU | 365 tok/s |
| Mac M4 Max 128 GB | 96 GB | Fits in GPU | 232 tok/s |
| Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128 GB | 96 GB | Fits in GPU | 109 tok/s |
| 8 × H100 SXM | 640 GB | Fits in GPU | 1178 tok/s |
Estimate at 4-bit with 32K context, 64 GB of DDR5 for offload. Speed ≈ memory bandwidth × 70% ÷ data read per token; real numbers vary by about ±30%.
GPU memory needed
| Level | 8K context | Quality vs full |
|---|---|---|
| Q3_K_M | 1.2 GB | +10.5% noticeable loss |
| Q4_K_M | 1.2 GB | +2.8% small loss |
| Q5_K_M | 1.3 GB | +0.9% very small loss |
| Q6_K | 1.3 GB | +0.3% near-lossless |
| Q8_0 | 1.5 GB | ≈ 0% same as full |
| F16 | 1.9 GB | ≈ 0% same as full |
Weights + context cache (from the model's architecture) + runtime. Quality: increase in perplexity against the full model, from llama.cpp tests, scaled by model size. Simulate your own setup.