Qwen3.8-27B-MLX-4bit vs Qwen3.8-27B-MLX-5bit
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 24 October 2026.
lmstudio-community · A · Open weights
Params
4.7 B
Context
—
30d
3.7 M
apache-2.0 · commercial OK
lmstudio-community · B · Open weights
Params
5.5 B
Context
—
30d
3.6 M
apache-2.0 · commercial OK
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | Qwen3.8-27B-MLX-4bit | Qwen3.8-27B-MLX-5bit |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 4.7 B | 5.5 B |
| Architecture | Qwen3_5ForConditionalGeneration | Qwen3_5ForConditionalGeneration |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | apache-2.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | — | — |
| Downloads 30d | 3,735,452 | 3,554,129 |
| Downloads all time | 10.1 M | 9.5 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2026-08-14 | 2026-08-14 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 64 days (22 Aug – 24 Oct)
5.0 M890 K
Qwen3.8-27B-MLX-4bit
Qwen3.8-27B-MLX-5bit
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
Qwen3.8-27B-MLX-4bit · fp16
18.9 GB / 24 GB
Qwen3.8-27B-MLX-5bit · fp16
22.7 GB / 24 GB