EXAONE-4.0-32B
LGAI-EXAONE/EXAONE-4.0-32BEXAONE-4.0-32B at Q4_K_M is exactly 19,343,826,720 bytes (18.02 GiB / 19.34 GB) — an effective 4.835 bits per weight, not the nominal 4. Its KV cache at 32K is 2.84 GiB, not the 8.00 GiB a flat formula predicts.
Shipped quantizations
| Quant | Size● | Exact bytes● | Effective bpw● | Tensors● | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQ2_XS | 8.96 GiB | 9,622,626,592 | 2.405 | — | bartowski |
| IQ2_S | 9.34 GiB | 10,025,754,912 | 2.506 | — | bartowski |
| IQ2_M | 10.15 GiB | 10,895,089,952 | 2.724 | — | bartowski |
| Q2_K | 11.11 GiB | 11,926,462,752 | 2.981 | — | bartowski |
| Q2_K_L | 11.58 GiB | 12,438,462,752 | 3.109 | — | bartowski |
| IQ3_XXS | 11.60 GiB | 12,455,338,272 | 3.114 | — | bartowski |
| IQ3_XS | 12.37 GiB | 13,281,911,072 | 3.320 | — | bartowski |
| Q3_K_S | 13.00 GiB | 13,962,830,112 | 3.490 | — | bartowski |
| IQ3_M | 13.39 GiB | 14,379,229,472 | 3.594 | — | bartowski |
| Q3_K_M | 14.43 GiB | 15,493,751,072 | 3.873 | 708 | bartowski |
| Q3_K_L | 15.64 GiB | 16,795,951,392 | 4.199 | — | bartowski |
| IQ4_XS | 16.03 GiB | 17,212,268,832 | 4.303 | — | bartowski |
| IQ4_XS | 16.19 GiB | 17,387,577,120 | 4.346 | 708 | LGAI-EXAONE |
| IQ4_NL | 16.94 GiB | 18,185,478,432 | 4.546 | — | bartowski |
| Q4_0 | 16.96 GiB | 18,213,658,912 | 4.553 | 708 | bartowski |
| Q4_K_S | 17.03 GiB | 18,286,403,872 | 4.571 | — | bartowski |
| Q4_K_M | 18.02 GiB | 19,343,826,720 | 4.835 | 708 | LGAI-EXAONE |
| Q4_K_M | 18.02 GiB | 19,343,827,232 | 4.835 | — | bartowski |
| Q4_K_L | 18.38 GiB | 19,732,947,232 | 4.933 | — | bartowski |
| Q4_1 | 18.73 GiB | 20,110,926,112 | 5.027 | — | bartowski |
| Q5_K_S | 20.56 GiB | 22,078,316,832 | 5.519 | — | bartowski |
| Q5_K_M | 21.14 GiB | 22,696,648,480 | 5.674 | 708 | LGAI-EXAONE |
| Q5_K_M | 21.14 GiB | 22,696,648,992 | 5.674 | — | bartowski |
| Q5_K_L | 21.44 GiB | 23,020,232,992 | 5.755 | — | bartowski |
| Q6_K | 24.46 GiB | 26,259,021,600 | 6.564 | 708 | LGAI-EXAONE |
| Q6_K | 24.46 GiB | 26,259,022,112 | 6.564 | — | bartowski |
| Q6_K_L | 24.69 GiB | 26,512,974,112 | 6.628 | — | bartowski |
| Q8_0 | 31.67 GiB | 34,009,636,640 | 8.502 | 708 | LGAI-EXAONE |
| Q8_0 | 31.67 GiB | 34,009,637,152 | 8.502 | — | bartowski |
| BF162 shards | 59.62 GiB | 64,012,017,632 | 16.001 | — | LGAI-EXAONE |
| BF162 shards | 59.62 GiB | 64,012,017,888 | 16.001 | — | bartowski |
KV cache by context
| Context | KV cache (f16)● | Flat formula | Overstated by | Full / windowed / recurrent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,096 | 1.00 GiB | 1.00 GiB | — | 16 / 48 / 0 |
| 8,192 | 1.34 GiB | 2.00 GiB | 1.49× | 16 / 48 / 0 |
| 16,384 | 1.84 GiB | 4.00 GiB | 2.17× | 16 / 48 / 0 |
| 32,768 | 2.84 GiB | 8.00 GiB | 2.81× | 16 / 48 / 0 |
| 65,536 | 4.84 GiB | 16.00 GiB | 3.30× | 16 / 48 / 0 |
| 131,072 | 8.84 GiB | 32.00 GiB | 3.62× | 16 / 48 / 0 |
48 of 64 layers cache only a 4,096-token window rather than the full context, on a period of 4. Figures assume the default configuration; --swa-full disables the saving entirely.
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Will it run on your card?
Why other calculators give a different number
A parameters × bits ÷ 8 estimate puts Q4_K_M at roughly 16.77 GiB. The real file is 18.02 GiB, because a quantization is a mixture and some tensors are always kept at higher precision. The larger discrepancy is the cache: a flat formula gives 8.00 GiB at 32K context where the real figure is 2.84 GiB, because most of this model's layers cache a fixed window rather than the whole context.
Architecture
Questions people ask
- How much VRAM does EXAONE-4.0-32B need?
- Q4_K_M is exactly 19,343,826,720 bytes (18.02 GiB) in weights. Add the KV cache, which depends on your context length, plus roughly half a gigabyte of runtime overhead.
- How large is EXAONE-4.0-32B's KV cache?
- 2.84 GiB at 32K context with an f16 cache, computed per layer. Quantizing the cache to q8_0 roughly halves it, which is often the difference between a context length fitting and not.
- Which quantization of EXAONE-4.0-32B should I use?
- Q4_K_M is the usual default. Pick the largest quantization that fits your card at the context you actually need — the table above gives exact sizes for every one published.