Unverified leak: Qwen 4 incoming but 8GB GPU users may be left behind
Creative_Bottle_3225 · reddit · 2026-11-07
A Reddit user claims Qwen 4 is about to be released, but without 4B, 9B, or 35B MoE variants — meaning anyone with an 8GB GPU would be left out of running it locally. Treat as unverified community rumor.
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