180B-Class Qwen3.8 Model Runs on Just 39GB Memory
EyalToledano · x · 2026-08-28
From the HamsterResearch lab: Qwen3.8-Flash-Next-REAP-288-MLX-4bit is a 180B-class model running on just 39GB of memory.
- MLX-native 4-bit, 60% smaller than stock q4.
- Pruned 512→288 experts via REAP.
- 91.5% HumanEval (vs 93.9% stock).
Related event: Developer Prunes 180B-class Qwen MoE to Fit in 48GB of Mac Memory(9 posts)→
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