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Qwen3 8B

An 8B Qwen3 general-purpose model that adds a mid-sized option beyond the existing Qwen2.5 entries.

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Model overview

Family: Qwen3
Provider: Qwen
Architecture: Qwen3
Parameters: 8B
Formats: gguf, safetensors
Runtimes: llama.cpp
License: Apache-2.0
Maximum context: 32,768 tokens

Available quantizations

Lower-bit quantizations generally use less memory. The compatibility calculator uses these candidates and its transparent approximate memory assumptions; it does not make a performance guarantee.

Q4_K_M

A commonly available lower-memory GGUF variant; the listed memory input is an estimate, not the repository file size.

Bits per weight: 4.5
Source: ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-GGUF GGUF repository

Q8_0

A higher-memory GGUF variant where listed by the conversion repository; the listed memory input remains approximate.

Bits per weight: 8
Source: ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-GGUF GGUF repository

Compatibility notes

Weight estimates are approximate and include a runtime overhead. Real requirements vary with context length, runtime, drivers, and other system use. A model page cannot determine compatibility without your hardware profile; use the calculator for that assessment.

Qwen3 8B publisher model card; verified value, last verified 2026-09-23. Publisher model metadata and license. GGUF candidates come from a separate Qwen conversion repository; extended YaRN context is not represented as the default maximum here. View source