alt.freeweights.granite / granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF
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granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF

Date: 2026-11-15Commit: 7f03f9fSigned: 2DC28CC7B26A283B ✓

Text generation model. Gguf weights, 4.88 GB in all. Published by ibm-granite under Apache-2.0.

granite4.88GBgranite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUFggufpermissive
FactsParamsnot statedSize4.88 GBFormatsggufTasktext generationLicenseApache-2.0From sourcepermissive
$ fw get ibm-granite/granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF
# manifest sha256 056b4d2d45fb… · 4.88 GB · 3 files
$ fw verify ./granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF ibm-granite/granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF
From sourceHosted (signed)ibm-granite/granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUFLast check: 2026-11-15 04:50 UTC

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Quantized of granite-8b-code-base-4k.

Works with

Convert with

Overview

Size
4.88 GB
Weights
4.88 GB (GGUF)
Parameters
not stated
Formats
gguf
Task
text generation
License
Apache-2.0 (permissive)
Files
3, each with a sha256
Publisher
ibm-granite
Added
2026-11-15
Section
alt.freeweights.granite
Lineage

Original release from the publisher.

Base model: ibm-granite/granite-8b-code-base-4k

Where these bytes come from
Publisher at the pinned commit→You

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Sources
BadgeHostLast checkResult
From sourcehuggingface.co2026-11-15 04:50 UTCpassed

Model card

From the publisher at commit 7f03f9f. Shown as plain text with links; images open at the publisher.

⚠️ DEPRECATION WARNING ⚠️#

New applications/projects should use the latest mainline Granite language model family, whose code capabilities supercede this model. This model is being made available strictly for historical/scientific purposes. Please see our Granite Collections for the latest Granite releases.


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ibm-granite/granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF#

This is the Q4_K_M converted version of the original ibm-granite/granite-8b-code-instruct-4k. Refer to the original model card for more details.

Use with llama.cpp#

git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp
cd llama.cpp

# install
make

# run generation
./main -m granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF/granite-8b-code-instruct.Q4_K_M.gguf -n 128 -p "def generate_random(x: int):" --color

Files

3 files · 4.88 GBWeights 4.88 GB (GGUF). Sizes and sha256 from the signed manifest.
Hide all 3 files with their sha256
FileSizesha256
.gitattributes1.59 KB515174303a95a9ef4116672fea596a5569c842a17d5a0b13f1d4f85406fcb771
README.md5.58 KBc9545f5fd88eb2cb4f6b52c8a7733f2e0a6151dce934a9dacf7e321a869cf9e3
granite-8b-code-instruct.Q4_K_M.gguf4.88 GBbc8804cb43c4e1e82e2188658569b147587f83a89640600a64d5f7d7de2565b4
VersionsEach time the pinned upstream commit or file list changed in this repo. Newest first.
Upstream commitDateContents
7f03f9f5db pinned now2026-11-15 04:50 UTC3 files · 4.88 GB

Use it

$ fw get ibm-granite/granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF
# manifest sha256 056b4d2d45fb… · 4.88 GB · 3 files
$ fw verify ./granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF ibm-granite/granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF
fw.pyChecks the signature and every sha256, tries each source in order, resumes.
$ python3 fw.py get https://freeweights.allternit.com/manifests/ibm-granite/granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF.json --dir ./granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF $ python3 fw.py verify ./granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF ./ibm-granite__granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF.json
hfThe Hugging Face CLI with one setting. Same repo id.
$ HF_ENDPOINT=https://freeweights.allternit.com hf download ibm-granite/granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF --revision 7f03f9f5dba8c4be26491d14c2fca861aa0c4ec1 --local-dir ./granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF
llama.cppDownload one GGUF variant (granite-8b-code-instruct.Q4_K_M, 4.88 GB), then serve it.
$ HF_ENDPOINT=https://freeweights.allternit.com hf download ibm-granite/granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF --include "granite-8b-code-instruct.Q4_K_M*" --local-dir ./granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF $ llama-server -m ./granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF/granite-8b-code-instruct.Q4_K_M.gguf
OllamaMake an Ollama model from the downloaded file.
$ printf 'FROM ./granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF/granite-8b-code-instruct.Q4_K_M.gguf\n' > Modelfile $ ollama create granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-gguf -f Modelfile

License

Name
Apache License 2.0
Id
Apache-2.0
Class
Permissive
Redistribution
yes
Listing
Hosted (signed)
Decided
License as declared by the publisher. No person read it. 2026-11-15
Text in
README.md
Text sha256
c9545f5fd88eb2cb4f6b52c8a7733f2e0a6151dce934a9dacf7e321a869cf9e3
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Provenance

From: ibm-granite <huggingface.co/ibm-granite>Newsgroups: alt.freeweights.graniteSubject: granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUFDate: 2026-11-15Commit: 7f03f9fSigned: 2DC28CC7B26A283B ✓
Upstream
ibm-granite/granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF
Pinned commit
7f03f9f5dba8c4be26491d14c2fca861aa0c4ec1
Manifest
granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF.json · .minisig
Manifest sha256
056b4d2d45fb362dbf0b27e55fb3008a3abd7e56c7ef63970ea8e2fd4859f302
Signature
minisign, Ed25519, key 2DC28CC7B26A283B
Created
2026-11-15 04:50 UTC
Generator
freeweights-manifest/0.1.0
Takedowns
None.

How to verify

$ curl -O https://freeweights.allternit.com/manifests/ibm-granite/granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF.json $ curl -O https://freeweights.allternit.com/manifests/ibm-granite/granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF.json.minisig $ minisign -Vm granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF.json -P RWQ7KGqyx4zCLXtUFOqvfv8L3g+8fpKJ1FsuxPyOYMF+4KufbUxKq1Oq $ shasum -a 256 <file> # compare with the Files tab

A manifest whose signature fails must be rejected. A file whose size or sha256 does not match must be discarded. Verify a download

Model tree

Parent

ibm-granite/granite-8b-code-base-4k · this model is a quantization of it

No model in the catalog names this one as its parent.

Get it
Download
$ HF_ENDPOINT=https://freeweights.allternit.com hf download ibm-granite/granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF
Open in Freeweights Studio

Pull, verify and run it in the Allternit app on Desktop, web or phone.

Signed manifest
minisign, key 2DC28CC7B26A283B. granite-8b-code-instruct-4k-GGUF.json. Provenance. Takedown history: none.
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From: ibm-granite <huggingface.co/ibm-granite>Subject: GneissWeb.7B_ablation_model_on_350B_FineWeb.Edu.seed2
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From: ibm-granite <huggingface.co/ibm-granite>Subject: GneissWeb.7B_ablation_model_on_350B_FineWeb.seed1
From: ibm-granite <huggingface.co/ibm-granite>Subject: GneissWeb.7B_ablation_model_on_350B_FineWeb.seed2
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