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Qwen 3 (4B)
Alibaba's think-then-answer model. Built-in chain-of-thought reasoning at just 4B params.
Parameters
4B
Minimum RAM
4 GB
Model size
2.8 GB
Quantization
Q5_K_M
Can Qwen 3 (4B) run locally?
Qwen 3 (4B) is best suited for entry-level laptops and desktops. LocalClaw recommends Q5_K_M as the default quantization, with at least 4 GB RAM.
Search term for LM Studio or compatible runtimes: qwen3-4b
Hugging Face repository: lmstudio-community/Qwen3-4B-GGUF
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Strengths
- Built-in chain-of-thought reasoning
- Thinking mode toggleable
- Apache 2.0 license
- Strong multilingual support
Limitations
- Smaller context than Qwen3 8B+
- Limited for complex multi-turn conversations
Best use cases
- Quick reasoning tasks
- Multilingual chat
- Math problem solving
- Mobile deployment
Benchmarks
Speed: 9/10
Quality: 6/10
Coding: 7/10
Reasoning: 7/10
Technical details
Developer: Alibaba Cloud (Qwen Team)
License: Apache 2.0
Context window: 32,768 tokens
Architecture: Transformer with Thinking/Non-Thinking hybrid
Released: 2025-04