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Qwen 3 Models — Hardware Requirements

72 Qwen 3 models from Alibaba and the community, from the smallest that runs in 0.3 GB of VRAM up to 480.2B parameters. Every row links to full quantization tables and GPU compatibility.

All Qwen 3 Models by Size

ModelParamsContext
Qwen3 4B DFlash B16537M41K
Qwen3 4B Domino B16588M41K
Qwen3 0.6B Base596M33K
Qwen3 0.6B Heretic Abliterated Uncensored596M41K
Distil Qwen3 0.6B Text2sql596M41K
Qwen3 0.6B752M41K
Qwen3Guard Gen 0.6B752M33K
Qwen3 14B PARO1.6B41K
Qwen3 1.7B Abliterated1.7B—
Qwen3 1.7B Base1.7B33K
Qwen3 1.7B2.0B41K
Qwen3 VL 2B Instruct2.1B262K
Qwen3 VL 2B Thinking2.1B262K
Qwen3 4B Z Image Engineer V44B—
Qwen3 4B Gemini 3.1 Pro Reasoning Distilled4B262K
Qwen3 Code Reasoning 4B4B262K
Qwen3 4B4.0B41K
Qwen3 4B Instruct 25074.0B262K
Qwen3 4B Thinking 25074.0B262K
Qwen3 4B Base4.0B33K
Qwen3 4B Base Dapo V44.0B33K
Typhoon2.5 Qwen3 4B4.0B262K
Qwen3 4B Heretic4.0B41K
Qwen3 4B Instruct 2507 Heretic4.0B262K
Huihui Qwen3 4B Abliterated v24.0B41K
Parable Qwen3 4B Claude Fable 54.0B41K
Qwen3 4B Abliterated4.0B—
Qwen3 4B Hindi Instruct v24.0B262K
Qwen3Guard Gen 4B4.4B33K
Qwen3 VL 4B Instruct4.4B262K
Qwen3 8B8.2B41K
Qwen3 8B Base8.2B33K
Qwen3Guard Gen 8B8.2B33K
Huihui Qwen3 8B Abliterated v28.2B41K
Qwen3 8B Heretic8.2B41K
Josiefied Qwen3 8B Abliterated V18.2B41K
Qwen3 8B Abliterated8.2B—
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct8.8B262K
Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking8.8B262K
Qwen3 VL 8B Heretic 1.3.08.8B262K
Qwen3 14B14.8B41K
Qwen3 14B Base14.8B33K
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct30.5B262K
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 250730.5B262K
Qwen3 30B A3B30.5B41K
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 250730.5B262K
Huihui Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct Abliterated30.5B262K
Qwen3 30B A3B Abliterated30.5B41K
Qwen3 30B A3B Base30.5B33K
Typhoon2.5 Qwen3 30B A3b30.5B262K
Qwen3 30B A3B.w8a830.6B41K
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct31.1B262K
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Thinking31.7B—
Qwen3 32B32.8B41K
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct33.4B262K
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct35.3B—
Qwen3 42B A3B 2507 Thinking Abliterated Uncensored TOTAL RECALL v2 Medium MASTER CODER42.4B262K
Qwen3 Coder Next79.7B262K
Huihui Qwen3 Coder Next Abliterated79.7B262K
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct81.3B262K
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking81.3B262K
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507235.1B262K
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507235.1B262K
Qwen3 235B A22B235.1B41K
Qwen3 Nemotron 235B A22B GenRM 2603235.1B262K
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking235.7B262K
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct235.7B262K
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct480.2B262K

How Qwen 3 Compares — Benchmark Rating

Qwen3 235B A22B is the highest-rated Qwen 3 model with an overall benchmark rating of 56.5/100 — #14 among 78 open models. The top proprietary model, Claude Fable 5 (high), scores 87.8. Click a model to see its full benchmark breakdown.

Claude Fable 5 (high) · proprietary87.8
Claude Opus 4.7 · proprietary86.4
Claude Fable 5 Max · proprietary82.4
GPT 6 Astra (high) · proprietary82.4
GPT 6 Astra Max · proprietary82.4
Kimi K366.8
Qwen3.5 397B A17B66.1
GLM 565.9
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash65.8
DeepSeek R1 052863.1
Qwen3 235B A22B56.5
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 250756.4
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 250752.2
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 250751.7
Composite of normalized public benchmark scores (methodology) · ■ Qwen 3 · ■ other models

Frequently Asked Questions

How much VRAM do I need to run a Qwen 3 model?
The smallest Qwen 3 model, Qwen3 4B DFlash B16, runs from 0.6 GB of VRAM at an aggressive quantization. Larger family members need proportionally more — see the table above for every model.
Which Qwen 3 models can I run on a 16 GB GPU?
55 of 68 Qwen 3 models fit in 16 GB of VRAM at some quantization, including Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct, Qwen3 14B, Qwen3 8B.
What is the most popular Qwen 3 model to run locally?
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct is the most downloaded Qwen 3 model in local-friendly quantized formats. It runs from 8.8 GB of VRAM.
How do Qwen 3 models score on benchmarks?
Qwen3 235B A22B leads the family with an overall benchmark rating of 56.5/100, ranking #14 among 78 open models, while the top proprietary model, Claude Fable 5 (high), scores 87.8. See the comparison chart above for the full standings.
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