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license: apache-2.0
tags:
- gguf
- qwen
- qwen3
- qwen3-coder
- qwen3-coder-30B
- qwen3-coder-30B-gguf
- llama.cpp
- quantized
- text-generation
- reasoning
- agent
- multilingual
base_model: Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct
author: geoffmunn
pipeline_tag: text-generation
language:
- en
- zh
- es
- fr
- de
- ru
- ar
- ja
- ko
- hi
---
# Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct-f16-GGUF
This is a **GGUF-quantized version** of the **[Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct)** language model.
Converted for use with `llama.cpp`, [LM Studio](https://lmstudio.ai), [OpenWebUI](https://openwebui.com), [GPT4All](https://gpt4all.io), and more.
πŸ’‘ **Key Features of Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct:**
## Available Quantizations (from f16)
| Level | Quality | Speed | Size | Recommendation |
|----------|--------------|----------|-----------|----------------|
| Q2_K | Minimal | ⚑ Fast | 11.30 GB | Only on severely memory-constrained systems. |
| Q3_K_S | Low-Medium | ⚑ Fast | 13.30 GB | Minimal viability; avoid unless space-limited. |
| Q3_K_M | Low-Medium | ⚑ Fast | 14.70 GB | Acceptable for basic interaction. |
| Q4_K_S | Practical | ⚑ Fast | 17.50 GB | Good balance for mobile/embedded platforms. |
| Q4_K_M | Practical | ⚑ Fast | 18.60 GB | Best overall choice for most users. |
| Q5_K_S | Max Reasoning | 🐒 Medium | 21.10 GB | Slight quality gain; good for testing. |
| Q5_K_M | Max Reasoning | 🐒 Medium | 21.70 GB | Best quality available. Recommended. |
| Q6_K | Near-FP16 | 🐌 Slow | 25.10 GB | Diminishing returns. Only if RAM allows. |
| Q8_0 | Lossless* | 🐌 Slow | 32.50 GB | Maximum fidelity. Ideal for archival. |
> πŸ’‘ **Recommendations by Use Case**
>
> - πŸ’» **Standard Laptop (i5/M1 Mac)**: Q5_K_M (optimal quality)
> - 🧠 **Reasoning, Coding, Math**: Q5_K_M or Q6_K
> - πŸ” **RAG, Retrieval, Precision Tasks**: Q6_K or Q8_0
> - πŸ€– **Agent & Tool Integration**: Q5_K_M
> - πŸ› οΈ **Development & Testing**: Test from Q4_K_M up to Q8_0
## Usage
Load this model using:
- [OpenWebUI](https://openwebui.com) – self-hosted AI interface with RAG & tools
- [LM Studio](https://lmstudio.ai) – desktop app with GPU support
- [GPT4All](https://gpt4all.io) – private, offline AI chatbot
- Or directly via `llama.cpp`
Each quantized model includes its own `README.md` and shares a common `MODELFILE`.
## Author
πŸ‘€ Geoff Munn (@geoffmunn)
πŸ”— [Hugging Face Profile](https://huggingface.co/geoffmunn)
## Disclaimer
This is a community conversion for local inference. Not affiliated with Alibaba Cloud or the Qwen team.