Depth-Pruned Qwen3.8-27B Released: 22.7B Parameters
peplo1214 · reddit · 2026-08-20
The author depth-pruned the Qwen3.8-27B model down to approximately 22.7B parameters without fine-tuning. The model performs well in coding, agentic use, and multi-turn chat, offering a smaller footprint and faster inference. BF16, q8, and q4 versions are available.
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