Benchmarking Qwen3.8 27B quantizations: 4-bit holds up, 1-bit collapses
stared · hn · 2026-09-08
- Quesma benchmarked multiple quantized versions of Qwen3.8 27B.
- Findings: 4-bit quantization performs on par with the full model and remains a practical choice, while 1-bit collapses badly and is unusable.
- A useful reference for anyone deploying mid-size models on local or low-cost hardware.
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