Qwen
Qwen3-Embedding-8B
7.6B parameters · Base · Qwen3 family
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| Format | Level | Size | Verdict | Est. speed | Quality note | Swarm | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GGUF | Q4_K_M | 4.36 GB | Set your rig | — | Balanced size/quality — good default. | 2S / 0L webseed OK |
GGUF · Q4_K_M
4.36 GB
- Est. speed
- —
- Swarm
- 2S / 0L webseed OK
Balanced size/quality — good default.
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Context
Advertised 40k · no independent evidence yet
No independent long-context evidence has been graded for this model yet — the advertised window above is the maintainer's number, not a usable-context claim.
Run it
Runtime completeness (Q4_K_M torrent): llama.cpp ✅ Ollama – vision sidecar –
- – Ollama — runs the GGUF directly; no Modelfile bundled
- – vision sidecar — not a vision model
Context / KV 8,192 tokens · FP16 set above the quant table
Generic commands (no rig set). GPU-offload values assume the model fits on your GPU — set your rig for values tuned to your hardware.
llama-server -m Qwen3-Embedding-8B-Q4_K_M.gguf -c 8192 -ngl 999 --embeddingsEmbedding model: POST to the /embedding endpoint (no chat completion).
FROM ./Qwen3-Embedding-8B-Q4_K_M.gguf
PARAMETER num_ctx 8192
PARAMETER num_gpu 999
PARAMETER stop "<|im_end|>"
PARAMETER stop "<|endoftext|>"
# Chat template: Ollama uses the template embedded in the GGUF (no TEMPLATE directive needed).ollama create qwen-qwen3-embedding-8b -f Modelfileollama run qwen-qwen3-embedding-8bGGUF is not a first-class vLLM format.
vLLM GGUF support is experimental and single-file only; prefer safetensors/GPTQ/AWQ for production. If you must, pass the .gguf path to `vllm serve` with --load-format gguf on a recent vLLM.
transformers does not load GGUF weights.
GGUF weights run under llama.cpp, Ollama or LM Studio.
Load Qwen3-Embedding-8B-Q4_K_M.gguf, set the context length to 8192 tokens. Set GPU offload to Max (all layers).
MLX runs MLX-format weights only (Apple Silicon). This quant is a GGUF build.
GGUF weights run under llama.cpp, Ollama or LM Studio.
Technical details
Chat template
{%- if tools %}
{{- '<|im_start|>system\n' }}
{%- if messages[0]['role'] == 'system' %}
{{- messages[0]['content'] }}
{%- else %}
{{- 'You are a helpful assistant.' }}
{%- endif %}
{{- "\n\n# Tools\n\nYou may call one or more functions to assist with the user query.\n\nYou are provided with function signatures within <tools></tools> XML tags:\n<tools>" }}
{%- for tool in tools %}
{{- "\n" }}
{{- tool | tojson }}
{%- endfor %}
{{- "\n</tools>\n\nFor each function call, return a json object with function name and arguments within <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags:\n<tool_call>\n{\"name\": <function-name>, \"arguments\": <args-json-object>}\n</tool_call><|im_end|>\n" }}
{%- else %}
{%- if messages[0]['role'] == 'system' %}
{{- '<|im_start|>system\n' + messages[0]['content'] + '<|im_end|>\n' }}
{%- else %}
{{- '<|im_start|>system\nYou are a helpful assistant.<|im_end|>\n' }}
{%- endif %}
{%- endif %}
{%- for message in messages %}
{%- if (message.role == "user") or (message.role == "system" and not loop.first) or (message.role == "assistant" and not message.tool_calls) %}
{{- '<|im_start|>' + message.role + '\n' + message.content + '<|im_end|>' + '\n' }}
{%- elif message.role == "assistant" %}
{{- '<|im_start|>' + message.role }}
{%- if message.content %}
{{- '\n' + message.content }}
{%- endif %}
{%- for tool_call in message.tool_calls %}
{%- if tool_call.function is defined %}
{%- set tool_call = tool_call.function %}
{%- endif %}
{{- '\n<tool_call>\n{"name": "' }}
{{- tool_call.name }}
{{- '", "arguments": ' }}
{{- tool_call.arguments | tojson }}
{{- '}\n</tool_call>' }}
{%- endfor %}
{{- '<|im_end|>\n' }}
{%- elif message.role == "tool" %}
{%- if (loop.index0 == 0) or (messages[loop.index0 - 1].role != "tool") %}
{{- '<|im_start|>user' }}
{%- endif %}
{{- '\n<tool_response>\n' }}
{{- message.content }}
{{- '\n</tool_response>' }}
{%- if loop.last or (messages[loop.index0 + 1].role != "tool") %}
{{- '<|im_end|>\n' }}
{%- endif %}
{%- endif %}
{%- endfor %}
{%- if add_generation_prompt %}
{{- '<|im_start|>assistant\n' }}
{%- endif %}
Stop strings
<|im_end|>
<|endoftext|>
Evidence & provenance
Source
- Revision pin
-
1d8ad4ca9b3dd8059ad90a75d4983776a23d44af - Manifest
- Present
License
- Name
- apache-2.0
- Commercial use
- yes
- Access
- Open
File hashes (SHA-256)
-
qwen3-embedding-8b-q4-k-m/LICENSE
cfc7749b96f63bd31c3c42b5c471bf756814053e847c10f3eb003417bc523d30 -
qwen3-embedding-8b-q4-k-m/Qwen3-Embedding-8B-Q4_K_M.gguf
3fcd3febec8b3fd64435204db75bf0dd73b91e8d0661e0331acfe7e7c3120b85 -
qwen3-embedding-8b-q4-k-m/README.md
88c03406baf43f516a18f33286fe79a99e3c203ebc7ed08b31135315be80e107
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