Gemma4-Gutenberg-31B-Heretic
nbeerbower/Gemma4-Gutenberg-31B-HereticGemma4-Gutenberg-31B-Heretic at Q4_K_M is exactly 18,687,064,192 bytes (17.40 GiB / 18.69 GB) — an effective 4.780 bits per weight, not the nominal 4. Its KV cache at 32K is 6.17 GiB, not the 30.00 GiB a flat formula predicts.
Shipped quantizations
| Quant | Size● | Exact bytes● | Effective bpw● | Tensors● | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I1-IQ1_S | 6.67 GiB | 7,156,490,624 | 1.831 | — | mradermacher |
| I1-IQ1_M | 7.20 GiB | 7,725,873,536 | 1.976 | — | mradermacher |
| I1-IQ2_XXS | 8.08 GiB | 8,674,845,056 | 2.219 | — | mradermacher |
| I1-IQ2_XS | 8.88 GiB | 9,530,360,192 | 2.438 | — | mradermacher |
| I1-IQ2_S | 9.46 GiB | 10,157,889,920 | 2.599 | — | mradermacher |
| IQ2_XXS | 10.09 GiB | 10,830,190,560 | 2.771 | — | bartowski |
| I1-IQ2_M | 10.17 GiB | 10,917,067,136 | 2.793 | — | mradermacher |
| I1-Q2_K_S | 10.22 GiB | 10,976,590,208 | 2.808 | — | mradermacher |
| IQ2_XS | 10.71 GiB | 11,500,943,328 | 2.942 | — | bartowski |
| Q2_K | 11.10 GiB | 11,916,314,752 | 3.048 | — | mradermacher |
| I1-Q2_K | 11.10 GiB | 11,916,315,008 | 3.048 | — | mradermacher |
| IQ2_S | 11.25 GiB | 12,075,358,176 | 3.089 | — | bartowski |
| I1-IQ3_XXS | 11.25 GiB | 12,077,508,992 | 3.090 | — | mradermacher |
| Q2_K | 11.76 GiB | 12,631,623,648 | 3.231 | — | bartowski |
| IQ2_M | 11.78 GiB | 12,649,773,024 | 3.236 | — | bartowski |
| Q2_K_L | 12.08 GiB | 12,972,935,136 | 3.319 | — | bartowski |
| IQ3_XXS | 12.09 GiB | 12,981,708,768 | 3.321 | — | bartowski |
| I1-IQ3_XS | 12.17 GiB | 13,072,370,048 | 3.344 | — | mradermacher |
| Q3_K_S | 12.82 GiB | 13,761,357,952 | 3.520 | — | mradermacher |
| I1-Q3_K_S | 12.82 GiB | 13,761,358,208 | 3.520 | — | mradermacher |
| I1-IQ3_S | 12.82 GiB | 13,761,358,208 | 3.520 | — | mradermacher |
| IQ3_XS | 12.89 GiB | 13,841,352,672 | 3.541 | — | bartowski |
| Q3_K_S | 13.34 GiB | 14,329,063,392 | 3.666 | — | bartowski |
| I1-IQ3_M | 13.43 GiB | 14,424,498,560 | 3.690 | — | mradermacher |
| IQ3_M | 14.09 GiB | 15,129,829,344 | 3.870 | — | bartowski |
| Q3_K_M | 14.24 GiB | 15,287,109,760 | 3.911 | — | mradermacher |
| I1-Q3_K_M | 14.24 GiB | 15,287,110,016 | 3.911 | — | mradermacher |
| Q3_K_M | 14.82 GiB | 15,918,122,976 | 4.072 | — | bartowski |
| Q3_K_L | 15.49 GiB | 16,628,271,232 | 4.254 | — | mradermacher |
| I1-Q3_K_L | 15.49 GiB | 16,628,271,488 | 4.254 | — | mradermacher |
| I1-IQ4_XS | 15.59 GiB | 16,735,791,488 | 4.281 | — | mradermacher |
| Q3_K_L | 15.66 GiB | 16,810,624,992 | 4.300 | — | bartowski |
| IQ4_XS | 15.70 GiB | 16,862,234,752 | 4.314 | — | mradermacher |
| IQ4_XS | 15.98 GiB | 17,155,893,216 | 4.389 | — | bartowski |
| I1-Q4_0 | 16.49 GiB | 17,701,579,136 | 4.528 | — | mradermacher |
| Q4_K_S | 16.54 GiB | 17,763,166,336 | 4.544 | — | mradermacher |
| I1-Q4_K_S | 16.54 GiB | 17,763,166,592 | 4.544 | — | mradermacher |
| IQ4_NL | 16.79 GiB | 18,025,687,008 | 4.611 | — | bartowski |
| Q4_0 | 16.83 GiB | 18,076,264,416 | 4.624 | — | bartowski |
| Q4_K_S | 16.95 GiB | 18,195,654,624 | 4.655 | — | bartowski |
KV cache by context
| Context | KV cache (f16)● | Flat formula | Overstated by | Full / windowed / recurrent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,096 | 1.80 GiB | 3.75 GiB | 2.09× | 10 / 50 / 0 |
| 8,192 | 2.42 GiB | 7.50 GiB | 3.10× | 10 / 50 / 0 |
| 16,384 | 3.67 GiB | 15.00 GiB | 4.09× | 10 / 50 / 0 |
| 32,768 | 6.17 GiB | 30.00 GiB | 4.86× | 10 / 50 / 0 |
| 65,536 | 11.17 GiB | 60.00 GiB | 5.37× | 10 / 50 / 0 |
| 131,072 | 21.17 GiB | 120.00 GiB | 5.67× | 10 / 50 / 0 |
50 of 60 layers cache only a 1,024-token window rather than the full context, on a period of . 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 16.38 GiB. The real file is 17.40 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 30.00 GiB at 32K context where the real figure is 6.17 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 Gemma4-Gutenberg-31B-Heretic need?
- Q4_K_M is exactly 18,687,064,192 bytes (17.40 GiB) in weights. Add the KV cache, which depends on your context length, plus roughly half a gigabyte of runtime overhead.
- How large is Gemma4-Gutenberg-31B-Heretic's KV cache?
- 6.17 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 Gemma4-Gutenberg-31B-Heretic 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.