Instructions to use tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

How to use tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF with llama.cpp:

Install (macOS, Linux)

curl -LsSf https://llama.app/install.sh | sh
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS

Use pre-built binary

# Download pre-built binary from:
# https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./llama-server -hf tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS

Build from source code

git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git
cd llama.cpp
cmake -B build
cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./build/bin/llama-server -hf tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS

LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": [
					{
						"type": "text",
						"text": "Describe this image in one sentence."
					},
					{
						"type": "image_url",
						"image_url": {
							"url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/61/93061-050-99147DCE/Statue-of-Liberty-Island-New-York-Bay.jpg"
						}
					}
				]
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS

Ollama
How to use tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS
```
Unsloth Desktop

How to use tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF with Pi:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS

Configure the model in Pi

# Install Pi:
npm install -g @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent
# Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json:
{
  "providers": {
    "llama-cpp": {
      "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1",
      "api": "openai-completions",
      "apiKey": "none",
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run Pi

# Start Pi in your project directory:
pi

Docker Model Runner
How to use tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS
```

Lemonade

How to use tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF-IQ3_XXS

List all available models

lemonade list

Hermes Agent

How to use tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF with Hermes Agent:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS

Configure Hermes

# Install Hermes:
curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
hermes setup
# Point Hermes at the local server:
hermes config set model.provider custom
hermes config set model.base_url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1
hermes config set model.default tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS

Run Hermes

hermes

Atomic Chat

OpenClaw

How to use tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF with OpenClaw:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS

Configure OpenClaw

# Install OpenClaw:
npm install -g openclaw@latest
# Register the local server and set it as the default model:
openclaw onboard --non-interactive --mode local \
  --auth-choice custom-api-key \
  --custom-base-url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1 \
  --custom-model-id "tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF:IQ3_XXS" \
  --custom-provider-id llama-cpp \
  --custom-compatibility openai \
  --custom-text-input \
  --accept-risk \
  --skip-health

Run OpenClaw

openclaw agent --local --agent main --message "Hello from Hugging Face"

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 | **⭐[ZB4.00-MIN-v5.1-IQ4_XS](https://huggingface.co/tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF/blob/main/Qwen3.8-27B-ZB4.00-MIN-v5.1-IQ4_XS.gguf)**  | ZB-MIN    | **12.74** | **0.033810**| **92.309%**    | 7.106519|
 | ~~*ZB4.00-MIN-v5-IQ4_XS*~~  | ZB-MIN    | 12.79 | 0.034577| 92.277%    | **7.090583**|
 | **⭐[ZB3.88-MIN-v5-IQ3_M_XL](https://huggingface.co/tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF/blob/main/Qwen3.8-27B-ZB3.88-MIN-v5-IQ3_M_XL.gguf)**  | ZB-MIN    | **12.34** | **0.042164**| **91.452%**    | **7.132594**|
 | **⭐[ZB3.73-MIN-v5.1-IQ3_M_L](https://huggingface.co/tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF/blob/main/Qwen3.8-27B-ZB3.73-MIN-v5.1-IQ3_M_L.gguf)**    | ZB-MIN | **11.88**  | **0.048117**  | **90.759%** | 7.199937  |
 | **⭐[GSQ-RCO-BuffedMod](https://huggingface.co/tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-BuffedMod-GGUF/blob/main/Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-BuffedMod-IQ3_S_XL-mtp-IQ4XS.gguf)** | ISTA+Mod | **11.49** | 0.051738  | 90.535%  | **7.032142** |
 | GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S| ISTA | 11.29 |   0.055475  | 89.657%  | 7.062697 |

 | **⭐[ZB4.00-MIN-v5.1-IQ4_XS](https://huggingface.co/tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF/blob/main/Qwen3.8-27B-ZB4.00-MIN-v5.1-IQ4_XS.gguf)**  | ZB-MIN    | **12.74** | **0.033810**| **92.309%**    | 7.106519|
 | ~~*ZB4.00-MIN-v5-IQ4_XS*~~  | ZB-MIN    | 12.79 | 0.034577| 92.277%    | **7.090583**|
 | **⭐[ZB3.88-MIN-v5-IQ3_M_XL](https://huggingface.co/tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF/blob/main/Qwen3.8-27B-ZB3.88-MIN-v5-IQ3_M_XL.gguf)**  | ZB-MIN    | **12.34** | **0.042164**| **91.452%**    | **7.132594**|
+| IQ4_XS-3.84bpw | byteshape | 12.18 |   0.049513  | 90.989%  | 7.158078 |
 | **⭐[ZB3.73-MIN-v5.1-IQ3_M_L](https://huggingface.co/tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-IQ4-XS-16GB-VRAM-GGUF/blob/main/Qwen3.8-27B-ZB3.73-MIN-v5.1-IQ3_M_L.gguf)**    | ZB-MIN | **11.88**  | **0.048117**  | **90.759%** | 7.199937  |
 | **⭐[GSQ-RCO-BuffedMod](https://huggingface.co/tooltd/Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-BuffedMod-GGUF/blob/main/Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-BuffedMod-IQ3_S_XL-mtp-IQ4XS.gguf)** | ISTA+Mod | **11.49** | 0.051738  | 90.535%  | **7.032142** |
 | GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S| ISTA | 11.29 |   0.055475  | 89.657%  | 7.062697 |