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Glossary: Running Open Models Locally

Quantization

Also written: quantized, quant

Storing each weight with fewer bits, rounded to a small set of values, so the file is smaller and faster to read. Q4_K_M keeps about 4.9 bits per weight with a small quality loss and is the usual default.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

k-quantGGUFParameters (weights)