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Qwen3 4B

Thinking mode can increase latency and output length.

Primary source
Total parameters4B
Estimated memory~3.6 GBGGUF Q4
Context32K+Text
LicenseApache-2.0100+ languages and dialects
01 / BEST FOR
  • multilingual chat
  • reasoning
  • tools
02 / ESTIMATED FIT
8 GB CPU laptopComfortable16 GB CPU desktopComfortableApple silicon · 16 GBComfortableNVIDIA · 8 GBComfortableNVIDIA · 12 GBComfortable
03 / DEPLOY WITH
OllamaEasyollama run qwen3:4b
llama.cppMediumllama-server -m /path/to/verified-model.gguf --port 8080
LM StudioEasySearch “Qwen/Qwen3-4B” → Load a Q4/INT4 build → Start Server
MLX LMMediummlx_lm.chat --model Qwen/Qwen3-4B
Watch out

Thinking mode can increase latency and output length.