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ggml-org <huggingface.co/ggml-org>Newsgroups: alt.freeweights.qwenSubject: Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF
Date: 2026-11-15Commit: 7d8179fSigned: 2DC28CC7B26A283B ✓Text generation model. Gguf weights, 25.1 GB in all. Published by ggml-org under Apache-2.0.
qwen25.1GBQwen3-8B-Base-GGUFggufpermissive FactsParamsnot statedSize25.1 GBFormatsggufTasktext generationLicenseApache-2.0From sourcepermissive
fw
$ fw get ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF
# manifest sha256 189497e11674… · 25.1 GB · 6 files
$ fw verify ./Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF
From sourceHosted (signed)ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUFLast check: 2026-11-15 05:15 UTC
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Quantized of Qwen3-8B-Base.
Works with
Runs with
Ranked by fit to this model (gguf), then by GitHub stars.
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Overview
- Size
- 25.1 GB
- Weights
- 8.71 GB (smallest of 2 GGUF variants)
- Parameters
- not stated
- Formats
- gguf
- Task
- text generation
- License
- Apache-2.0 (permissive)
- Files
- 6, each with a sha256
- Publisher
- ggml-org
- Added
- 2026-11-15
- Section
- alt.freeweights.qwen
Lineage
Original release from the publisher.
Base model: Qwen/Qwen3-8B-Base
Where these bytes come from
Publisher at the pinned commit→You
Sources are tried in order. A file counts only when its size and sha256 match the manifest. Sources are checked when you ask for them, not on a timer.
Sources
| Badge | Host | Last check | Result |
|---|
| From source | huggingface.co | 2026-11-15 05:15 UTC | passed |
Model card
From the publisher at commit
7d8179f. Shown as plain text with links; images open at the publisher.
Files
6 files · 25.1 GBWeights 8.71 GB (smallest of 2 GGUF variants). Sizes and sha256 from the signed manifest.
Hide all 6 files with their sha256
| File | Size | sha256 |
|---|
| .gitattributes | 1.64 KB | 16386cf6500925e6e09cf5f1e3f6218c06fa7860b28d2cc0e6bd5ef54b4d7cce |
| .src_sha | 49 B | 29273ef0a84b27e45ba8d29b12e5e94272960773161691f7ff7ae8490ebb9e42 |
| Qwen3-8B-Base-BF16.gguf | 16.4 GB | 4c28974f535c10cf4bbd1e031436c9468befee2bd58fde838249cc67fb430335 |
| Qwen3-8B-Base-Q8_0.gguf | 8.71 GB | 3860b85dd058afddce733dd7e12e65269a5fe1a1872b484e4b8d7b6cc7bb341e |
| README.md | 418 B | d8f970b50ad06612fef05585e1716e7ffc0f0cc3986210ad32f2c04ebb8c66dd |
| convert.log | 105 KB | fba55804782d0066d2dfb67941b5c9d2281c495874d971637120164dfc9adec6 |
VersionsEach time the pinned upstream commit or file list changed in this repo. Newest first.
| Upstream commit | Date | Contents |
|---|
| 7d8179fa8f pinned now | 2026-11-15 05:15 UTC | 6 files · 25.1 GB |
Use it
fw
$ fw get ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF
# manifest sha256 189497e11674… · 25.1 GB · 6 files
$ fw verify ./Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-Base-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/Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF.json --dir ./Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF
$ python3 fw.py verify ./Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF ./ggml-org__Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF.jsonhfThe Hugging Face CLI with one setting. Same repo id.
$ HF_ENDPOINT=https://freeweights.allternit.com hf download ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF --revision 7d8179fa8fde126c62658d33467581cfa29d3c8e --local-dir ./Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUFllama.cppDownload one GGUF variant (Qwen3-8B-Base-Q8_0, 8.71 GB), then serve it.
$ HF_ENDPOINT=https://freeweights.allternit.com hf download ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF --include "Qwen3-8B-Base-Q8_0*" --local-dir ./Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF
$ llama-server -m ./Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF/Qwen3-8B-Base-Q8_0.ggufOllamaMake an Ollama model from the downloaded file.
$ printf 'FROM ./Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF/Qwen3-8B-Base-Q8_0.gguf\n' > Modelfile
$ ollama create qwen3-8b-base-gguf -f ModelfileLicense
- 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
- d8f970b50ad06612fef05585e1716e7ffc0f0cc3986210ad32f2c04ebb8c66dd
- Terms gate
- No extra terms beyond the license.
Read the license text
Licenses are checked against the license table. A custom license passes only after a person reads it.
Provenance
From: ggml-org <huggingface.co/ggml-org>Newsgroups: alt.freeweights.qwenSubject: Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUFDate: 2026-11-15Commit: 7d8179fSigned: 2DC28CC7B26A283B ✓ - Upstream
- ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF
- Pinned commit
- 7d8179fa8fde126c62658d33467581cfa29d3c8e
- Manifest
- Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF.json · .minisig
- Manifest sha256
- 189497e11674757e903524a1a58a6d20a111fa7adb575dcd838691b23e88f77d
- Signature
- minisign, Ed25519, key 2DC28CC7B26A283B
- Created
- 2026-11-15 05:15 UTC
- Generator
- freeweights-manifest/0.1.0
- Takedowns
- None.
How to verify
$ curl -O https://freeweights.allternit.com/manifests/ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF.json
$ curl -O https://freeweights.allternit.com/manifests/ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF.json.minisig
$ minisign -Vm Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUF.json -P RWQ7KGqyx4zCLXtUFOqvfv8L3g+8fpKJ1FsuxPyOYMF+4KufbUxKq1Oq
$ shasum -a 256 <file> # compare with the Files tabA manifest whose signature fails must be rejected. A file whose size or sha256 does not match must be discarded. Verify a download
Model tree
No model in the catalog names this one as its parent.
Get it
Download
$ HF_ENDPOINT=https://freeweights.allternit.com hf download ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-Base-GGUFPull, verify and run it in the Allternit app on Desktop, web or phone.
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