Constant Self-Second-Guessing May Be a Quantization Artifact: Reddit Compares Q4 vs IQ2 Behavior on 27B Models
mailto_devnull · reddit · 2026-11-01
A Reddit user reports that a 27B model at Q4KM frequently re-checks already-reasoned steps, reduced with Swift quantization and far worse at IQ2-XXS, asking whether the thorough second-guessing behavior — linked to the 27B's high scores — is inherent or a quantization artifact absent in BF16.
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