Users claim Qwen3.5 9B quantized model outperforms ChatGPT-4o with only 7GB VRAM

ML-Future · reddit · 2026-08-17

A Reddit discussion questions whether systems running the smaller Qwen 3.5 9B can outperform the previous standard of ChatGPT-4o. Users note that the Q4KM quantized version of Qwen 3.5 9B, which includes vision capabilities, weighs less than 7GB. Opinions suggest that this compact setup significantly surpasses the performance of the earlier GPT-4o, sparking debate on the efficiency of modern quantized models.

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