Instructions to use byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF with llama-cpp-python:

# !pip install llama-cpp-python

from llama_cpp import Llama

llm = Llama.from_pretrained(
	repo_id="byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF",
	filename="Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-IQ3_S-2.54bpw.gguf",
)

llm.create_chat_completion(
	messages = [
		{
			"role": "user",
			"content": "What is the capital of France?"
		}
	]
)

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps

llama.cpp

How to use byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF with llama.cpp:

Install from brew

brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama-server -hf byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_S
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama-cli -hf byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_S

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama-server -hf byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_S
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama-cli -hf byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_S

Use pre-built binary

# Download pre-built binary from:
# https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./llama-server -hf byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_S
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_S

Build from source code

git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git
cd llama.cpp
cmake -B build
cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./build/bin/llama-server -hf byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_S
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_S

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_S

LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_S

Ollama
How to use byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_S
```

Unsloth Studio new

How to use byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF with Unsloth Studio:

Install Unsloth Studio (macOS, Linux, WSL)

curl -fsSL https://unsloth.ai/install.sh | sh
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF to start chatting

Install Unsloth Studio (Windows)

irm https://unsloth.ai/install.ps1 | iex
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF to start chatting

Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth

# No setup required
# Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser
# Search for byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF to start chatting

Pi new

How to use byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF with Pi:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama-server -hf byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_S

Configure the model in Pi

# Install Pi:
npm install -g @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent
# Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json:
{
  "providers": {
    "llama-cpp": {
      "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1",
      "api": "openai-completions",
      "apiKey": "none",
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_S"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run Pi

# Start Pi in your project directory:
pi

Hermes Agent new

How to use byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF with Hermes Agent:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama-server -hf byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_S

Configure Hermes

# Install Hermes:
curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
hermes setup
# Point Hermes at the local server:
hermes config set model.provider custom
hermes config set model.base_url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1
hermes config set model.default byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_S

Run Hermes

hermes

Docker Model Runner
How to use byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_S
```

Lemonade

How to use byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_S

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF-Q4_K_S

List all available models

lemonade list

Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct GGUF (ShapeLearn Quantized)

This is a GGUF-quantized version of Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct produced with ByteShape's ShapeLearn, which learns the optimal datatype per tensor to maintain high quality even at very low bit lengths (the exclusive focus of this release).

To learn more about ShapeLearn and to see detailed benchmarks across GPUs, CPUs, and even the Raspberry Pi, please visit our blog.

If you have questions or want to share feedback, reach us on Reddit.

How to Pick a Model

We provide CPU and GPU optimized variants for llama.cpp:

CPUs: KQ quantization is preferred due to GGML kernel efficiency.
Nvidia GPUs: IQ quantization delivers faster throughput on modern architectures.

Each hardware target includes a range of models covering different size and quality tradeoffs.

The charts below show quality vs tokens per second for each device, comparing ShapeLearn models with Unsloth baselines.

Selection rule: Choose the model with the highest quality at your target throughput or the fastest model that still meets your required quality.

GGUF-KQ Models (Best for CPU)

Table sorted by inference speed (match the chart numbers to model IDs):

Model ID	Bits/Weight	Model Size	Normalized Quality
KQ-1	2.91	2.93 GB	83.03%
KQ-2	3.06	3.08 GB	87.68%
KQ-3	3.24	3.26 GB	90.10%
KQ-4	3.34	3.36 GB	92.40%
KQ-5	3.41	3.43 GB	93.20%
KQ-6	3.60	3.63 GB	94.85%
KQ-7	3.83	3.85 GB	92.89%
KQ-8	4.21	4.23 GB	96.15%
KQ-9	4.31	4.33 GB	97.94%

GGUF-IQ Models (Best for higher-end GPUs)

Table sorted by inference speed (match the chart numbers to model IDs):

Model ID	Bits/Weight	Model Size	Normalized Score
IQ-1	2.54	2.56 GB	68.48%
IQ-2	2.72	2.74 GB	81.97%
IQ-3	2.87	2.89 GB	83.63%
IQ-4	3.01	3.03 GB	86.02%
IQ-5	3.09	3.11 GB	87.75%
IQ-6	3.31	3.33 GB	89.56%
IQ-7	3.57	3.59 GB	93.21%
IQ-8	3.94	3.96 GB	95.65%
IQ-9	4.05	4.07 GB	95.71%

Notes on quantization labels

The labels you see (for example IQ4_XS) are only there to make Hugging Face show our models in the GGUF table. We do not use the conventional quantization profiles as defined in llama.cpp. In our case these labels simply indicate whether the model uses KQ or IQ quantization and the average bit length, which is why several models can share the same tag.

Running these models with Ollama

All GGUF files in this repo can be used directly with Ollama.

To run a model with Ollama, use:

ollama run hf.co/byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:FILE_NAME.gguf

Replace FILE_NAME.gguf with the GGUF filename you want. For example:

ollama run hf.co/byteshape/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF:Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-IQ4_XS-3.57bpw.gguf

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GGUF

Model size

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Architecture

llama

Hardware compatibility

3-bit

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