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Alibaba Qwen · Qwen3.5

Will Qwen3.5 9B run on my GPU?

9.65B parameters, 262,144-token context, Apache-2.0. At Q4_K_M the weights come to about 5.4 GiB; add 1.5 GiB for the runtime and you need roughly 6.9 GiB of VRAM before context.

Weights by quant

GiB
Q4_K_M · the everyday quant5.4 GiB
Q8_0 · near-lossless9.5 GiB
FP16 · full weights18.0 GiB
Runtime reserve1.5 GiB

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18 of 18 fit at Q4

Headroom is what remains for the KV cache after weights and the 1.5 GiB reserve. How far it stretches depends on the architecture: grouped-query models are frugal, older dense models are not. If the table says tight, plan on a shorter context or a lower quant. Parameter count from the model's own card. The Buy column opens live Amazon listings; those links may earn us a commission.

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