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base_model: openai/gpt-oss-20b
library_name: mlx
tags:
  - rotorquant
  - kv-cache-quantization
  - gpt-oss
  - openai
  - moe
  - quantized
  - mlx
  - 2bit
license: apache-2.0
pipeline_tag: text-generation

GPT-OSS-20B - RotorQuant MLX 2-bit

2-bit weight-quantized MLX version of openai/gpt-oss-20b with RotorQuant KV-cache quantization. Optimized for Apple Silicon inference via the MLX framework. The smallest variant with RotorQuant's superior KV-cache throughput -- ideal for memory-constrained devices. GPT-OSS-20B is OpenAI's first open-weights release in years (Apache 2.0), a Mixture-of-Experts model that rivals o3-mini on reasoning benchmarks.

Approximate model size: ~6 GB

Model Specifications

Property Value
Base Model openai/gpt-oss-20b
Parameters 20 billion (MoE)
Architecture Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) Transformer
License Apache 2.0 (commercial use OK)
Weight Quantization 2-bit (~6 GB)
KV-Cache Quantization RotorQuant
Framework MLX (Apple Silicon)

Quickstart

from mlx_lm import load, generate
from rotorquant import IsoQuantCache

model, tokenizer = load("majentik/gpt-oss-20b-RotorQuant-MLX-2bit")

prompt = "Explain the theory of relativity."
response = generate(model, tokenizer, prompt=prompt, max_tokens=512)
print(response)

What is RotorQuant?

RotorQuant applies block-diagonal rotations (Clifford algebra) for KV cache compression. Combined with aggressive 2-bit weight quantization in MLX, this produces the smallest possible footprint for GPT-OSS-20B while retaining RotorQuant's fast KV-cache throughput.

Key advantages over TurboQuant:

  • 5.3x faster prefill
  • 28% faster decode
  • Equivalent memory savings

KV-Cache Quantization Comparison

Method Prefill Speed Decode Speed Memory Savings Reference
TurboQuant 1x (baseline) 1x (baseline) High arXiv: 2504.19874
RotorQuant 5.3x faster 28% faster High GitHub

Memory Estimates (GPT-OSS-20B)

Precision Approximate Size MLX Variant
BF16 (original) ~40 GB --
8-bit quantized ~20 GB RotorQuant-MLX-8bit
4-bit quantized ~12 GB RotorQuant-MLX-4bit
2-bit quantized ~6 GB This model

Hardware Requirements

This model requires approximately 6 GB of unified memory. Recommended hardware:

  • Apple M1 (8 GB+)
  • Apple M2 (8 GB+)
  • Apple M3 (8 GB+)
  • Apple M4 (8 GB+)
  • Any Apple Silicon Mac with 8 GB+ unified memory

See Also