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Qwen Model Enhanced with Q8 NGram Layer Shows Minimal Speed Impact

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A user on Reddit's r/LocalLLaMA subreddit has successfully integrated a Q8 NGram layer into their IQ4 Qwen model. This modification, which replaces a lower-precision N-gram component with a higher-precision Q8 version, resulted in a minimal impact on inference speed. The user is still evaluating the model's output quality but noted that the state dictionary size increased from approximately 90 GB to 115 GB. AI

IMPACT This modification demonstrates a technique for potentially improving model performance or quality without significant speed penalties, relevant for local LLM users.

RANK_REASON User-level modification of an existing model, not a release from a frontier lab.

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Qwen Model Enhanced with Q8 NGram Layer Shows Minimal Speed Impact

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Altruistic_Heat_9531 ·

    Confirmed bolting Q8 NGram into IQ4 Qwen no speed degradation

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>This came from another thread or comment. I forgot exactly where, but the basic idea was to replace the 51B N-gram layer in Qwen 3.8 Next with a much higher precision version.</p> <p>Someone running a 5090 replaced the N-gram portion of their Qwe…

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