Qwen 3 8B (GGUF, Q4_K_M)
Production-ready GGUF quantization of Qwen/Qwen3-8B for distributed text generation and conversation — powered by the Aether edge inference runtime.
Highlights
- 8B parameters — Full-size next-gen model. State-of-the-art reasoning and generation quality in the Qwen 3 family.
- ~4.8 GB Q4_K_M quantized — optimized for distributed edge inference
- Qwen2 architecture — proven, stable, well-tested
- Aether runtime compatible — layer-sharded across distributed nodes via Edgework.ai
Model Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base model | Qwen/Qwen3-8B |
| Parameters | 8B |
| Architecture | Qwen2 |
| Quantization | Q4_K_M |
| Format | GGUF |
| Size | ~4.8 GB |
| License | apache-2.0 |
Usage
With llama.cpp
./llama-cli -m qwen3-8b-q4_k_m.gguf -p "Your prompt here" -n 256
With Aether (Distributed Inference)
This model is deployed across the Aether distributed inference network. Weights are layer-sharded and distributed across multiple edge nodes for parallel inference.
Deployment Architecture
This model runs on the Aether distributed inference runtime — our custom engine that shards model layers across multiple nodes for parallel execution:
- Coordinator receives requests and manages token generation
- Layer nodes each hold a subset of model layers
- Hidden states flow between nodes via gRPC
- Zero cold start via warm pool scheduling
Deployed via Edgework.ai — bringing fast, cheap, and private inference as close to the user as possible.
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We quantize and publish production-ready models for distributed edge inference via the Aether runtime. Every release is tested for correctness and stability before publication.