Model benchmarks

Qwen3.8-35B-A3B-Distill.Q4_K_M local LLM performance

As of September 2026, Qwen3.8-35B-A3B-Distill.Q4_K_M runs at up to 41.2 tok/s for local inference (best of 3 community benchmark runs across 1 GPU).

llama.cppQ4_K_M
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Model size

35B

Peak speed

41.2 tok/s

Average speed

41.2 tok/s

Avg PP

290.9 tok/s

Min memory

17.1 GB

Max context

65.536 tokens

Avg output / run

9.182 tokens

Avg runtime / run

3m 52s

Avg quality

77.8

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)
Overall75.177.881.3
Agent Workflow68.377.383.8
Code Generation66.069.873.4
Role Play & Narrative87.089.190.5
Research & Analysis67.974.979.4

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination Qwen3.8-35B-A3B-Distill.Q4_K_M has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated September 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
Tesla P100-PCIE-16GBllama.cppQ4_K_M41.2 tok/s41.2 tok/s17.1 GB65.536 tokens77.83

Benchmark runs

All 3 Qwen3.8-35B-A3B-Distill.Q4_K_M runs submitted so far — expand one for its hardware, quality breakdown and per-scenario detail.

Frequently asked questions

Is Qwen3.8-35B-A3B-Distill.Q4_K_M good for coding?
In our benchmarks, Qwen3.8-35B-A3B-Distill.Q4_K_M scores 69.8/100 for coding. It runs at about 41.2 tok/s, so if you want more speed, unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:IQ3_S is faster (~104.3 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (83.0/100).
Is Qwen3.8-35B-A3B-Distill.Q4_K_M good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, Qwen3.8-35B-A3B-Distill.Q4_K_M scores 77.3/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 41.2 tok/s, so if you want more speed, granite-4.2-8b-Q4_K_L is faster (~71.6 tok/s) and still scores well for agentic workflows (92.9/100).
How fast is Qwen3.8-35B-A3B-Distill.Q4_K_M for local inference?
Across 3 community benchmark runs, Qwen3.8-35B-A3B-Distill.Q4_K_M reaches up to 41.2 tok/s and averages 41.2 tok/s, with the fastest results on Tesla P100-PCIE-16GB.
How much memory does Qwen3.8-35B-A3B-Distill.Q4_K_M need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 17.1 GB of memory (quantizations tested: Q4_K_M).
Which tools have been used to run Qwen3.8-35B-A3B-Distill.Q4_K_M?
Benchmarks were submitted using llama.cpp. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.