gguf-quantization

The GGUF (GPT-Generated Unified Format) is the standard file format for llama.cpp, enabling efficient inference on CPUs, Apple Silicon, and GPUs with flexible quantization options.

| Type | Bits | Size (7B) | Quality | Use Case |

| Q2K | 2.5 | 2.8 GB | Low | Extreme compression | | Q3KS | 3.0 | 3.0 GB | Low-Med | Memory constrained | | Q3KM | 3.3 | 3.3 GB | Medium | Balance | | Q4KS | 4.0 | 3.8 GB | Med-High | Good balance | | Q4KM | 4.5 | 4.1 GB | High | Recommended default | | Q5KS | 5.0 | 4.6 GB | High | Quality focused | | Q5KM | 5.5 | 4.8 GB | Very High | High quality |