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bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF

Date: 2026-11-14Commit: 9eba04cSigned: 2DC28CC7B26A283B ✓

Sentence similarity model. Gguf weights, 635 MB in all. Published by ggml-org under MIT.

embed635MBbge-m3-Q8_0-GGUFggufpermissive
FactsParamsnot statedSize635 MBFormatsggufTasksentence similarityLicenseMITFrom sourcepermissive
$ fw get ggml-org/bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF
# manifest sha256 5afe19b4dd8b… · 635 MB · 3 files
$ fw verify ./bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF ggml-org/bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF
From sourceHosted (signed)ggml-org/bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUFLast check: 2026-11-14 21:28 UTC
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Overview

Size
635 MB
Weights
635 MB (GGUF)
Parameters
not stated
Formats
gguf
Task
sentence similarity
License
MIT (permissive)
Files
3, each with a sha256
Publisher
ggml-org
Added
2026-11-14
Section
alt.freeweights.embed
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Base model: BAAI/bge-m3

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ggml-org/bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF#

This model was converted to GGUF format from BAAI/bge-m3 using llama.cpp via the ggml.ai's GGUF-my-repo space. Refer to the original model card for more details on the model.

Files

3 files · 635 MBWeights 635 MB (GGUF). Sizes and sha256 from the signed manifest.
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.gitattributes1.57 KBc9e92b4555b46f99e57190ce51f71e07ddc1dd775a65771dd31848fb6aa99e65
README.md516 B32e7b864661af67fb33f91baad3cf3ce8fde89b3531c949c1bdcd27b7463dcb6
bge-m3-q8_0.gguf635 MBaa473d51f451a22f0fcf39ba3330c14bed38a385712b1113440f69df4047a173
VersionsEach time the pinned upstream commit or file list changed in this repo. Newest first.
Upstream commitDateContents
9eba04c5d7 pinned now manifest updated, same commit2026-11-14 21:28 UTC3 files · 635 MB
9eba04c5d72026-11-14 21:28 UTC3 files · 635 MB

Use it

$ fw get ggml-org/bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF
# manifest sha256 5afe19b4dd8b… · 635 MB · 3 files
$ fw verify ./bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF ggml-org/bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF
fw.pyChecks the signature and every sha256, tries each source in order, resumes.
$ python3 fw.py get https://freeweights.allternit.com/manifests/ggml-org/bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF.json --dir ./bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF $ python3 fw.py verify ./bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF ./ggml-org__bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF.json
hfThe Hugging Face CLI with one setting. Same repo id.
$ HF_ENDPOINT=https://freeweights.allternit.com hf download ggml-org/bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF --revision 9eba04c5d75ba5a1595e45de734d36bef4e5cb98 --local-dir ./bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF
llama.cppDownload one GGUF variant (bge-m3-q8_0, 635 MB), then serve it.
$ HF_ENDPOINT=https://freeweights.allternit.com hf download ggml-org/bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF --include "bge-m3-q8_0*" --local-dir ./bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF $ llama-server -m ./bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF/bge-m3-q8_0.gguf
OllamaMake an Ollama model from the downloaded file.
$ printf 'FROM ./bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF/bge-m3-q8_0.gguf\n' > Modelfile $ ollama create bge-m3-q8-0-gguf -f Modelfile
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License

Name
MIT License
Id
MIT
Class
Permissive
Redistribution
yes
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License as declared by the publisher. No person read it. 2026-11-14
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README.md
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32e7b864661af67fb33f91baad3cf3ce8fde89b3531c949c1bdcd27b7463dcb6
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Provenance

From: ggml-org <huggingface.co/ggml-org>Newsgroups: alt.freeweights.embedSubject: bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUFDate: 2026-11-14Commit: 9eba04cSigned: 2DC28CC7B26A283B ✓
Upstream
ggml-org/bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF
Pinned commit
9eba04c5d75ba5a1595e45de734d36bef4e5cb98
Manifest
bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF.json · .minisig
Manifest sha256
5afe19b4dd8b256ad67b4d73c18df8379c377f36625a22de24466e41a4e2c21f
Signature
minisign, Ed25519, key 2DC28CC7B26A283B
Created
2026-11-14 21:28 UTC
Generator
freeweights-manifest/0.1.0
Takedowns
None.

How to verify

$ curl -O https://freeweights.allternit.com/manifests/ggml-org/bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF.json $ curl -O https://freeweights.allternit.com/manifests/ggml-org/bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF.json.minisig $ minisign -Vm bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF.json -P RWQ7KGqyx4zCLXtUFOqvfv8L3g+8fpKJ1FsuxPyOYMF+4KufbUxKq1Oq $ shasum -a 256 <file> # compare with the Files tab

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Signed manifest
minisign, key 2DC28CC7B26A283B. bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF.json. Provenance. Takedown history: none.
Source
huggingface.co/ggml-org/bge-m3-Q8_0-GGUF

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