alt.freeweights.qwen / Qwen3-8B-GGUF

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Qwen3-8B-GGUF

Date: 2026-11-14Commit: f437082Signed: 2DC28CC7B26A283B ✓

Text generation model. Gguf weights, 31.8 GB in all. Published by ggml-org under Apache-2.0.

qwen

31.8GBQwen3-8B-GGUFggufpermissive

FactsParamsnot statedSize31.8 GBFormatsggufTasktext generationLicenseApache-2.0From sourcepermissive

$ fw get ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-GGUF
# manifest sha256 0f6ed5c9240b… · 31.8 GB · 10 files
$ fw verify ./Qwen3-8B-GGUF ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-GGUF

From sourceHosted (signed)ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-GGUFLast check: 2026-11-14 21:28 UTC

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Quantized of Qwen3-8B.

Works with

Run14 Convert1 Evaluate13 Scan12 Apps58

Runs with

Ranked by fit to this model (gguf), then by GitHub stars.

Text Generation WebUI mistral.rs

Ollama

llama.cpp LocalAI

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Evaluate with

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Overview

Size: 31.8 GB
Weights: 1.12 GB (smallest of 6 GGUF variants)
Parameters: not stated
Formats: gguf
Task: text generation
License: Apache-2.0 (permissive)
Files: 10, each with a sha256
Publisher: ggml-org
Added: 2026-11-14
Section: alt.freeweights.qwen

Lineage

Original release from the publisher.

Base model: Qwen/Qwen3-8B

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	2026-11-14 21:28 UTC	passed

Model card

From the publisher at commit f437082. Shown as plain text with links; images open at the publisher.

Qwen3-8B#

Run it in the Llama app: https://llama.app

Or from the terminal:

llama serve -hf ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-GGUF

Source models#

Important. This model is automatically converted using https://github.com/ggml-org/convert

Files

10 files · 31.8 GBWeights 1.12 GB (smallest of 6 GGUF variants). Sizes and sha256 from the signed manifest.

Hide all 10 files with their sha256

File	Size	sha256
.gitattributes	1.99 KB	c6b056c84f2ac26bcc3c08e1f5b93296b3b3247ff4652980e369b5c0ca483878
.src_sha	145 B	da34de382f51095a6b354e966b3a9893bafbfd6a0b14c34ab3be11056f8933f3
Qwen3-8B-BF16.gguf	16.4 GB	38e40ea3a4b944a34f15ce902ba2daae353efeeea54096e9912c47b7e2523732
Qwen3-8B-Q8_0.gguf	8.71 GB	2f98cff159bcdf01431829406d43363ccacb76ed6b76d18bd9d6ab20976792c0
README.md	509 B	11ba8c6b83d14feca70885656322d2d2c5bc5fdb490516c858140c2c6a522eaa
convert.log	154 KB	b0056b8122ea4d6785f74311102f162eb4aa6204494315d31a6ffb573b994473
dflash-Qwen3-8B-BF16.gguf	2.10 GB	049b75d57a0f54b92784c56da7c0de045ff45f2497eb10f62501efe3e17fbd37
dflash-Qwen3-8B-Q8_0.gguf	1.12 GB	89a3d462b8e945c602599a91ab2329aa387f677d88383d0e23253b9f0082e502
dspark-Qwen3-8B-BF16.gguf	2.26 GB	75ff5ecc1b8148e95a2cd7f062a8ce94c4d283ce26d24f691e4d97ab27b1d540
dspark-Qwen3-8B-Q8_0.gguf	1.20 GB	441880f9a7f10021c2f50702d845702ce39fab95753d2264f27011f32e649252

VersionsEach time the pinned upstream commit or file list changed in this repo. Newest first.

Upstream commit	Date	Contents
f437082300 pinned now manifest updated, same commit	2026-11-14 21:28 UTC	10 files · 31.8 GB
f437082300	2026-11-14 21:28 UTC	10 files · 31.8 GB

Use it

$ fw get ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-GGUF
# manifest sha256 0f6ed5c9240b… · 31.8 GB · 10 files
$ fw verify ./Qwen3-8B-GGUF ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-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-GGUF.json --dir ./Qwen3-8B-GGUF
$ python3 fw.py verify ./Qwen3-8B-GGUF ./ggml-org__Qwen3-8B-GGUF.json

hfThe Hugging Face CLI with one setting. Same repo id.

$ HF_ENDPOINT=https://freeweights.allternit.com hf download ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-GGUF --revision f437082300e3441b3c9247d181dfa1c27fc13eed --local-dir ./Qwen3-8B-GGUF

llama.cppDownload one GGUF variant (dflash-Qwen3-8B-Q8_0, 1.12 GB), then serve it.

$ HF_ENDPOINT=https://freeweights.allternit.com hf download ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-GGUF --include "dflash-Qwen3-8B-Q8_0*" --local-dir ./Qwen3-8B-GGUF
$ llama-server -m ./Qwen3-8B-GGUF/dflash-Qwen3-8B-Q8_0.gguf

OllamaMake an Ollama model from the downloaded file.

$ printf 'FROM ./Qwen3-8B-GGUF/dflash-Qwen3-8B-Q8_0.gguf\n' > Modelfile
$ ollama create qwen3-8b-gguf -f Modelfile

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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. 2026-11-14
Text in: README.md
Text sha256: 11ba8c6b83d14feca70885656322d2d2c5bc5fdb490516c858140c2c6a522eaa
Terms gate: No extra terms beyond the license.

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Provenance

From:

ggml-org <huggingface.co/ggml-org>Newsgroups: alt.freeweights.qwenSubject: Qwen3-8B-GGUFDate: 2026-11-14Commit: f437082Signed: 2DC28CC7B26A283B ✓

Upstream: ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-GGUF
Pinned commit: f437082300e3441b3c9247d181dfa1c27fc13eed
Manifest: Qwen3-8B-GGUF.json · .minisig
Manifest sha256: 0f6ed5c9240b2f1e932ba97671c2910e155d92213c2d99a92425ca779699c5fd
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/Qwen3-8B-GGUF.json
$ curl -O https://freeweights.allternit.com/manifests/ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-GGUF.json.minisig
$ minisign -Vm Qwen3-8B-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

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Parent

Qwen/Qwen3-8B · 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 ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-GGUF

Open in Freeweights Studio

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

Signed manifest

minisign, key 2DC28CC7B26A283B. Qwen3-8B-GGUF.json. Provenance. Takedown history: none.

Source

huggingface.co/ggml-org/Qwen3-8B-GGUF

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