Model benchmarks

unsloth/gpt-oss-20b-GGUF local LLM performance

As of September 2026, unsloth/gpt-oss-20b-GGUF runs at up to 23.0 tok/s for local inference (best of 3 community benchmark runs across 1 GPU).

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Model size

20B

Peak speed

23.0 tok/s

Average speed

21.7 tok/s

Avg PP

206.0 tok/s

Min memory

9.8 GB

Max context

16.384 tokens

Avg output / run

20.991 tokens

Avg runtime / run

17m 18s

Avg quality

49.4

Benchmark runs

3

GPUs tested

1

Quality by task

Average LLM-judged quality (0–100) with the run-to-run spread shown as a P5–P95 band, overall and for each benchmark task, across all 3 runs. The low and high columns show how much the judge’s score varies between runs, and need at least two runs to display.

TaskP5 (low)AvgP95 (high)
Overall31.449.460.6
Agent Workflow8.960.291.1
Code Generation0.02.15.6
Role Play & Narrative62.066.473.4
Research & Analysis37.969.088.7

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination unsloth/gpt-oss-20b-GGUF has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated September 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
Intel(R) Arc(TM) 140V GPU (16GB)llama.cpp23.0 tok/s21.7 tok/s9.8 GB16.384 tokens49.43

Benchmark runs

All 3 unsloth/gpt-oss-20b-GGUF runs submitted so far — expand one for its hardware, quality breakdown and per-scenario detail.

Frequently asked questions

Is unsloth/gpt-oss-20b-GGUF good for coding?
In our benchmarks, unsloth/gpt-oss-20b-GGUF scores 2.1/100 for coding. It runs at about 21.7 tok/s, so if you want more speed, /home/polaris/models/Tiel-Coder-35B-A3B-MTP-UD-Q6_K_XL.gguf is faster (~35.6 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (84.9/100).
Is unsloth/gpt-oss-20b-GGUF good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, unsloth/gpt-oss-20b-GGUF scores 60.2/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 21.7 tok/s, so if you want more speed, muse-glimmer:latest is faster (~34.5 tok/s) and still scores well for agentic workflows (93.0/100).
How fast is unsloth/gpt-oss-20b-GGUF for local inference?
Across 3 community benchmark runs, unsloth/gpt-oss-20b-GGUF reaches up to 23.0 tok/s and averages 21.7 tok/s, with the fastest results on Intel(R) Arc(TM) 140V GPU (16GB).
How much memory does unsloth/gpt-oss-20b-GGUF need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 9.8 GB of memory.
Which tools have been used to run unsloth/gpt-oss-20b-GGUF?
Benchmarks were submitted using llama.cpp. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.