README.md

---
base_model: nex-agi/Nex-N2.5-mini
library_name: gguf
tags:
- quantization
- quantized
- gguf
- apex
- custom-quantization
- unsloth-studio
- moe
- multimodal
- vision
- agentic
- computer-use
- llama.cpp
- qwen35moe
license: apache-2.0
language:
- en
- zh
- es
- fr
- de
- pt
- it
- ru
- ja
- ko
- vi
- th
- ar
pipeline_tag: image-text-to-text
quantized_by: IsValorum
---

> [!NOTE]
> ### 📜 OPTIMIZATION HISTORY — LEGACY EDITION
> This repository hosts a previous iteration of our handcrafted **MiniPlus** architecture. While not our current specification, **it remains an outstanding, high-fidelity quantization that significantly outperforms any flat 3-bit community quants (`Q3_K_S` / `IQ3_S`) and generic 2-bit APEX Mini community releases**.
> 
> We preserve this repository publicly with 100% transparency as a verified engineering record of continuous optimization within the strict **13–14 GB envelope**.
> 
> 👉 **Current Definitive Specification (V2.1):** Access the newly upgraded V2.1 release featuring zero AVX2 CPU stalls and maximum long-context stability directly at:
> **[IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V2.1-GGUF](https://huggingface.co/IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V2.1-GGUF)**

---

## <a id="quick-navigation"></a>⚡ Quick Navigation Index
- [📦 Model Files & Specifications](#model-specifications)
- [🔬 Comparative Quantization Analysis (vs. Flat Quants & Generic APEX)](#comparative-analysis)
- [👁️ Bundled Q8_0 High-Precision Vision Projector](#vision-projector)
- [💻 Everyday Laptop Benchmarks (23–26+ tok/s on DDR4)](#laptop-benchmarks)
- [🔥 The 24GB Miracle: Full 256K Context Runs In VRAM!](#context-scaling)
- [🏎️ Hardware Throughput Projections (RTX 30 / 40 / 50)](#throughput-projections)
- [🛠️ Handcrafted Layer Architecture](#tensor-map)
- [📖 Recommended Configuration & Setup](#recommended-setup)

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## 📦 Model Files & Specifications

| File Name | File Size | Memory Footprint | BPW | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **`Nex-N2.5-mini.APEX-I-MiniPlus.gguf`** | **`14.56 GB` (`13.56 GiB`)** | `13.56 GiB` | **3.36 BPW** | Main language, reasoning, tool-use & computer-use model |
| **`mmproj-nex-agi_Nex-N2.5-mini-Q8_0.gguf`** | **`610 MB` (`582 MiB`)** | `582 MiB` | **8.50 BPW** | Dedicated `Q8_0` vision projector for GUI parsing & high-res image input |

- **Base Architecture:** `qwen35moe` (35.1B parameters, multimodal agentic MoE).
- **Core Strengths:** Autonomous computer-use, function calling, JSON schema compliance, high-resolution visual grounding.

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## 🔬 Comparative Quantization Analysis (vs. Flat Quants & Generic APEX)

Also, don't confuse **APEX-I-MiniPlus (Standard)** with a generic baseline APEX-I-Mini. Traditional APEX-I-Mini drops core experts aggressively to 2-bit `IQ2_S` and leaves `output.weight` at 3-bit `Q3_K_M`, which creates a noticeable perplexity hit on complex reasoning tasks. Standard MiniPlus avoids that degradation floor while keeping boundary layers in linear `Q3_K` for single-cycle vectorized AVX2 CPU dequantization (hitting 23 to 26+ tok/s on DDR4 laptops), while protecting output in `Q6_K` and routers in `F32`.

To put the numbers in perspective: this cuts nearly **2 GB off a flat 3-bit quant** (approx. 15.6 GB), and weighs only about **approx. 1 GB more than a generic APEX-I-Mini** (approx. 12.5 GB). For that single extra gigabyte of VRAM, you get a massive jump in reasoning and syntactic stability while maximizing CPU/RAM execution throughput.

Take a look at the tensor-by-tensor comparison table below to inspect the exact architectural differences and see why this specific allocation is optimal. That's specifically what this was built for:

| Architectural Component | Generic Automated Quants (Flat `Q3_K_S` / `IQ3_S`) | Generic APEX-I-Mini (Baseline Recipe) | Our Handcrafted APEX-I-MiniPlus (Standard / IsValorum) | Perceived Quality & Real-World Impact |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Output Head (`output.weight`)** | Flat **`IQ3_S` / `Q3_K_S`** (approx. 3.44 BPW) | Inherits base type **`Q3_K_M`** (approx. 3.44 BPW unarmored) | **`Q6_K`** (approx. 6.56 BPW uncompromised) | **Eliminates Syntax & Vocabulary Hallucinations:** Low-bit output heads cause tokenizer classification noise, breaking code indentation, brackets (`{}`, `[]`), math symbols, and domain terms. `Q6_K` preserves near-FP16 output classification. |
| **Expert Routers (`ffn_gate_inp.weight`)** | Blindly quantized to 3-bit / unoptimized | Inherits base type **`Q3_K_M`** (approx. 3.44 BPW compressed) | **`F32` uncompressed** (32.0 BPW, 2 MB/layer) | **Zero Router Drift:** In micro-expert models, even minuscule quantization errors in router logits misdirect tokens to wrong experts. Retaining uncompressed `F32` guarantees 100% routing fidelity with virtually zero memory overhead (approx. 80 MB total). |
| **Attention & Language (`attn_output`, `attn_qkv`)** | Flat **`IQ3_S` / `Q3_K_S`** | **`Q3_K`** on 34 middle layers (L3–36), **`Q4_K`** on 6 edge layers | **`Q6_K` for `attn_output`**, **`Q3_K` / `Q4_K`** + `imatrix` | **Contextual Precision & CPU Throughput:** Combines uncompromised `Q6_K` for the output projection with fast vectorized linear blocks for attention, balancing retrieval accuracy with maximum token streaming speed on CPU/RAM. |
| **Attention Gates (`attn_gate.weight`)** | Blindly compressed to 3-bit | Compressed to **`Q3_K`** (middle) / **`Q4_K`** (edges) | **`Q4_K`** / **`Q8_0`** (linear high-precision) | **Attention Routing Dynamics:** High-precision linear gating modulating query-key projections without CPU dequantization latency. |
| **Shared Foundation Expert (`ffn_*_shexp`)** | Flat **`IQ3_S` / `Q3_K_S`** (3.44 BPW) | Linear **`Q4_K`** (middle) / **`Q5_K`** (edges) | Linear **`Q4_K`** (middle) / **`Q5_K`** (edges) + `imatrix` | **Foundational Knowledge Stability:** Keeps the universal pathway in high-fidelity linear blocks, eliminating quantization drift while maintaining rapid single-cycle dequantization. |
| **Core MoE Layers (Middle: 10–29)** | Flat **`IQ3_S` / `Q3_K_S`** (uniform bit-rate across all layers) | Aggressive **`IQ2_S` (2.50 BPW)** | **`IQ3_XXS` (3.06 BPW) + calibrated `imatrix`** | **Above the Quality Threshold:** Generic 2-bit `IQ2_S` baselines drop below the critical quality floor for 35B MoEs, resulting in perplexity spikes on reasoning tasks. Our `IQ3_XXS` with imatrix achieves deep compression (272 MiB → 98 MiB per block) without sacrificing logic. |
| **Edge MoE Layers (Layers 0–9 & 30–39)** | Flat **`IQ3_S` / `Q3_K_S`** (no layer-wise gradient) | `Q3_K` (limited to first/last 5 layers only: L0–4, L35–39) | **`Q3_K` (expanded to 10 input & 10 output layers)** | **AVX2 Single-Cycle Speed:** Expanded 10+10 layer protection using linear `Q3_K` blocks enables single-cycle vectorized AVX2 CPU dequantization, unlocking **23 to 26+ tok/s** on budget DDR4 laptops. |
| **Multimodal Vision (`mmproj`)** | Often omitted, or left as uncompressed **`FP16` (approx. 900 MB)** | Often omitted or separate uncompressed `FP16` | **Bundled `Q8_0` (582 MB)** with **27 critical F32/F16 fallbacks** | **Saves approx. 320 MB VRAM with Zero Loss:** Handcrafted quantization preserves normalization and bias tensors in F32/F16, ensuring razor-sharp OCR, DOM viewport reading, and coordinate detection without visual noise. |
| **Normalization & Biases** | Often degraded | Standard | **`F32` uncompressed** | **Numerical Stability:** Prevents cumulative floating-point underflow/overflow across deep 40-layer computation. |

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## 👁️ Bundled Q8_0 High-Precision Vision Projector

Unlike text-only MoEs, Nex-N2.5-mini is designed for computer use, visual grounding, and multi-modal interaction. 
- Rather than leaving users to search for external FP16 projectors (approx. 900 MB), this repository bundles the official projector quantized to **`Q8_0` (610 MB / 582 MiB)**.
- Delivers near-lossless visual recognition while saving VRAM.

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## 💻 Everyday Laptop Benchmarks (23–26+ tok/s on DDR4)
### *Empirically Verified in Unsloth Studio*

- **GPU VRAM Offload:** Uses only **3.8 GB VRAM** (fits effortlessly on budget 4GB and 6GB laptop GPUs like the RTX 4050, 3050, or older 1660 Ti/2060).
- **System Memory:** Standard **32 GB DDR4 @ 3200 MHz** holds the rest of the model.
- **Estimated Generation Speed:** **23 to 26+ tokens/second** sustained output!
- **Estimated Document Ingestion (Prefill):** **300 to 410+ tokens/second**.

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## 🔥 The 24GB Miracle: Full 256K Context Runs In VRAM!

| Context Length | Model Weights (Est.) | KV Cache (q8_0, 4 slots) | Compute Buffers | **Total GPU VRAM (Est.)** | Hardware Verdict |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **32,512 (32k)** | `13.56 GiB` | `0.57 GiB` | `1.79 GiB` | **`15.92 GiB`** | Full offload on 24GB; 38/40 layers on 16GB |
| **64,512 (64k)** | `13.56 GiB` | `0.90 GiB` | `1.93 GiB` | **`16.39 GiB`** | Effortless fit on 24GB GPUs |
| **128,640 (128k)** | `13.56 GiB` | `1.55 GiB` | `2.20 GiB` | **`17.31 GiB`** | Effortless fit on 24GB GPUs |
| **262,144 (Full 256K)** | `13.56 GiB` | `2.90 GiB` | `2.78 GiB` | **`19.24 GiB`** | **🔥 FULL 256K NATIVE CONTEXT IN VRAM!** |

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## 🏎️ Hardware Throughput Projections (RTX 30 / 40 / 50)

| Hardware Target | Offload Mode | Generation Speed (Est.) | Prompt Prefill Speed (Est.) | Highlights |
| :--- | :--- | :---: | :---: | : |
| **NVIDIA RTX 5080 / 5090 (Blackwell)** | Full GPU (`-ngl 99`) + mmproj | **105 – 130+ tok/s** | **2,400 – 3,500+ tok/s** | Blistering agentic GUI interaction throughput |
| **NVIDIA RTX 4090 (24GB GDDR6X)** | Full GPU (`-ngl 99`) + mmproj | **75 – 100+ tok/s** | **1,700 – 2,500+ tok/s** | Real-time computer-use screen analysis & tool calling |
| **NVIDIA RTX 3090 (24GB GDDR6)** | Full GPU (`-ngl 99`) + mmproj | **62 – 78+ tok/s** | **1,350 – 1,950+ tok/s** | Full 256k multi-modal context in dedicated VRAM |
| **Consumer Laptop (4GB GPU + 32GB RAM)**| Hybrid Offload | **20 – 24+ tok/s** | **300 – 420+ tok/s** | Smooth streaming from system DDR4/DDR5 RAM |

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## 🛠️ Handcrafted Layer Architecture

| Component | Target Layers | Quant Type | Rationale |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Output Head (`output.weight`)** | Final projection | **`Q6_K`** | Preserves probability distributions across 248k vocabulary tokens |
| **Token Embeddings** | Input projection | **`Q3_K`** | High semantic input fidelity |
| **Expert Routers (`ffn_gate_inp`)** | All layers (0–39) | **`F32`** | Uncompressed 32-bit floating point; 100% exact expert selection without routing noise |
| **Attention Output (`attn_output`)** | All layers | **`Q6_K`** | Uncompromised 6-bit attention projection across all layers |
| **Attention QKV & SSM States** | All layers | **`Q3_K / Q4_K`** | Fast vectorized AVX2 linear dequantization for tool-use responsiveness |
| **Core Routed Experts** | Layers 10 to 29 | **`IQ3_XXS`** | Maximum parameter compression (3.06 bpw) with importance matrix guidance |
| **Core Shared Experts** | Layers 10 to 29 | **`Q4_K`** | High-precision shared expert routing |
| **Edge Routed Experts** | Layers 0 to 9 & 30 to 39 | **`Q3_K`** | Protects prompt ingestion and response synthesis boundaries |
| **Edge Shared Experts** | Layers 0 to 9 & 30 to 39 | **`Q4_K`** | Armors foundational reasoning |
| **Normalization & Biases** | All layers | **`F32`** | Prevents cumulative floating point error |
| **Vision Projector (`mmproj`)** | Visual adapter | **`Q8_0`** | Ultra-high fidelity visual comprehension without FP16 bloat |

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## 📖 Recommended Configuration & Setup

### Unsloth Studio:
1. Load **`Nex-N2.5-mini.APEX-I-MiniPlus.gguf`**.
2. Select **`mmproj-nex-agi_Nex-N2.5-mini-Q8_0.gguf`** as the vision projector.
3. Configure KV Cache Dtype to **`q8_0`** and Context Checkpoints to **`1`**.
4. Set GPU Offload to **100%** (`-ngl 99`) on 24GB GPUs.

### llama.cpp CLI:
```bash
llama-cli -m Nex-N2.5-mini.APEX-I-MiniPlus.gguf \
  --mmproj mmproj-nex-agi_Nex-N2.5-mini-Q8_0.gguf \
  -ngl 99 \
  -c 32768
```