---
base_model:
- Vortex5/Azure-Starlight-12B
base_model_relation: quantized
pipeline_tag: text-generation
library_name: safetensors
tags:
- exl3
- 4-bit
- 6-bit
- 8-bit
---

# Source model

[Azure-Starlight-12B](https://huggingface.co/Vortex5/Azure-Starlight-12B) by [Vortex5](https://huggingface.co/Vortex5)

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## Provided quantized models

[ExLlamaV3](https://github.com/turboderp-org/exllamav3): release v0.0.22

| Type | Size | CLI |
|------|------|---------|
| [H8-4.0BPW](https://huggingface.co/DeathGodlike/Vortex5_Azure-Starlight-12B_EXL3/tree/H8-4.0BPW) | 7.49 GB | [Copy-paste the lines / Download the batch file](https://huggingface.co/DeathGodlike/Vortex5_Azure-Starlight-12B_EXL3/resolve/H8-4.0BPW/Download~Vortex5_Azure-Starlight-12B_H8-4.0BPW_EXL3.bat) |
| [H8-6.0BPW](https://huggingface.co/DeathGodlike/Vortex5_Azure-Starlight-12B_EXL3/tree/H8-6.0BPW) | 10.22 GB | [Copy-paste the lines / Download the batch file](https://huggingface.co/DeathGodlike/Vortex5_Azure-Starlight-12B_EXL3/resolve/H8-6.0BPW/Download~Vortex5_Azure-Starlight-12B_H8-6.0BPW_EXL3.bat) |
| [H8-8.0BPW](https://huggingface.co/DeathGodlike/Vortex5_Azure-Starlight-12B_EXL3/tree/H8-8.0BPW) | 12.95 GB | [Copy-paste the lines / Download the batch file](https://huggingface.co/DeathGodlike/Vortex5_Azure-Starlight-12B_EXL3/resolve/H8-8.0BPW/Download~Vortex5_Azure-Starlight-12B_H8-8.0BPW_EXL3.bat) |

***Requirements: A python installation with [huggingface-hub](https://huggingface.co/docs/huggingface_hub/main/en/guides/cli) module to use CLI.***

### Licensing

License detected: apache-2.0

The license for the provided quantized models is inherited from the source model (which incorporates the license of its original base model). For definitive licensing information, please refer first to the page of the source or base models. File and page backups of the source model are provided below.

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# Backups

Date: 27.02.2026

[Source files](https://huggingface.co/DeathGodlike/Vortex5_Azure-Starlight-12B_EXL3/tree/source-files)

<details>
<summary>Source page (click to expand)</summary>

<section class="container">

  <div class="header">
    <h1 class="title">Azure-Starlight-12B</h1>
  </div>

  <div class="image-box">
    <img src="https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/6669a3a617b838fda45637b8/srlvZGNLBPaI5vEOD0hNy.png">
  </div>

  <div class="divider"></div>

  <section class="card">
    <h2 class="card-title">Overview</h2>
    <p>
      <strong class="highlight">Azure-Starlight-12B</strong> was created by merging
      <a href="https://huggingface.co/Vortex5/Astral-Noctra-12B" class="link">Astral-Noctra-12B</a>,
      <a href="https://huggingface.co/Vortex5/Starlit-Shadow-12B" class="link">Starlit-Shadow-12B</a>,
      <a href="https://huggingface.co/DreadPoor/Famino-12B-Model_Stock" class="link">Famino-12B-Model_Stock</a>, and
	  <a href="https://huggingface.co/Vortex5/Crimson-Twilight-12B" class="link">Crimson-Twilight-12B</a> using the <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.19522" class="link">Model Stock</a> method.
    </p>

  <details class="config">
      <summary>Merge Configuration</summary>
      <pre>
base_model: Vortex5/Astral-Noctra-12B
models:
  - model: Vortex5/Starlit-Shadow-12B
  - model: DreadPoor/Famino-12B-Model_Stock
  - model: Vortex5/Crimson-Twilight-12B
  - model: Vortex5/Astral-Noctra-12B
merge_method: model_stock
chat_template: auto
parameters:
  normalize: true
dtype: float32
out_dtype: bfloat16
tokenizer:
  source: Vortex5/Astral-Noctra-12B
      </pre>
    </details>
  </section>

  <section class="card">
    <h2 class="card-title">Intended Use</h2>
    <div class="grid">
      <div class="tile">
        <span class="tile-main">Storytelling</span>
        <span class="tile-sub">Structured long-form narrative</span>
      </div>
      <div class="tile">
        <span class="tile-main">Roleplay</span>
        <span class="tile-sub">Emotion-forward interaction</span>
      </div>
      <div class="tile">
        <span class="tile-main">Creative Writing</span>
        <span class="tile-sub">Atmospheric fiction</span>
      </div>
    </div>
  </section>

  <div class="divider"></div>

</section>

<style>

.container{
  --bg:#07121a;
  --panel:#0f1f2a;
  --glass:rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
  --text:#e8f6ff;
  --text-soft:rgba(232,246,255,0.65);
  --accent:#00c2ff;
  --accent2:#6fffe9;
  --grad:linear-gradient(90deg,#00c2ff,#6fffe9,#b4f8ff);

  max-width:1100px;
  margin:50px auto;
  padding:48px 50px;
  border-radius:22px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 10%, rgba(0,194,255,0.15), transparent 40%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% 90%, rgba(111,255,233,0.12), transparent 50%),
    var(--bg);
  color:var(--text);
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  display:flex;
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  gap:40px;
}

.header{
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  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  padding-bottom:16px;
}

.title{
  margin:0;
  font-size:clamp(1.8rem,4.5vw,3rem);
  line-height:1.2;
  padding-bottom:4px;
  font-weight:700;
  letter-spacing:.05em;
  background:var(--grad);
  -webkit-background-clip:text;
  background-clip:text;
  color:transparent;
}

.image-box{
  display:flex;
  justify-content:center;
}

.image-box img{
  width:100%;
  max-width:900px;
  border-radius:16px;
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  background:var(--glass);
  box-shadow:0 25px 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}

.divider{
  height:2px;
  width:100%;
  background:var(--grad);
  opacity:.6;
}

.card{
  background:var(--panel);
  padding:28px 30px;
  border-radius:18px;
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
  box-shadow:0 12px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
}

.card-title{
  margin:0 0 14px;
  font-size:1.3rem;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.08em;
  background:var(--grad);
  -webkit-background-clip:text;
  background-clip:text;
  color:transparent;
}

.intro{
  margin:0 0 12px;
  color:var(--text-soft);
}

.card p{
  margin:10px 0;
  line-height:1.7;
}

.highlight{
  color:var(--accent);
  font-weight:700;
}

.link{
  color:var(--accent2);
  text-decoration:none;
}
.link:hover{
  text-decoration:underline;
}

.config{
  margin-top:18px;
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  border-radius:12px;
  overflow:hidden;
  background:rgba(255,255,255,0.03);
}

.config summary{
  padding:10px 14px;
  cursor:pointer;
  font-size:.85rem;
  font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.08em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  background:rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
  color:var(--accent);
}

.config pre{
  margin:0;
  padding:16px;
  font-family:ui-monospace,Consolas,monospace;
  font-size:.85rem;
  overflow-x:auto;
  background:rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
  color:var(--text);
}

.grid{
  display:flex;
  gap:18px;
  flex-wrap:wrap;
  margin-top:16px;
}

.tile{
  flex:1 1 180px;
  padding:18px;
  border-radius:14px;
  background:rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
  text-align:center;
}

.tile-main{
  display:block;
  font-weight:700;
  letter-spacing:.08em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--accent);
  margin-bottom:6px;
}

.tile-sub{
  font-size:.9rem;
  color:var(--text-soft);
}

@media(max-width:600px){
  .container{
    padding:32px 24px;
  }
  .card{
    padding:22px;
  }
}

</style>

</details>