Which Quantization Method is Right for You? (GPTQ vs. GGUF vs. AWQ)
In this tutorial, we will explore many different methods for loading in pre-quantized models, such as Zephyr 7B. We will explore the three common methods for quantization, GPTQ, GGUF (formerly GGML), and AWQ.
Timeline
0:00 Introduction
0:25 Loading Zephyr 7B
3:25 Quantization
7:42 Pre-quantized LLMs
8:42 GPTQ
10:29 GGUF
12:22 AWQ
14:46 Outro
📒 Google Colab notebook https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1rt318Ew-5dDw21YZx2zK2vnxbsuDAchH?usp=sharing
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🤗 Zephyr 7B on HuggingFace https://huggingface.co/HuggingFaceH4/zephyr-7b-beta
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Chapters (8)
Introduction
0:25
Loading Zephyr 7B
3:25
Quantization
7:42
Pre-quantized LLMs
8:42
GPTQ
10:29
GGUF
12:22
AWQ
14:46
Outro
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