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GGUF vs safetensors — the runtime decides, not the format
Community description: The same model in three containers: 397 MB of Q4_K_M GGUF, 1.20 GB of BF16 GGUF, 1.50 GB of BF16 safetensors. The bytes are the record's honest numbers — the runtime decides.
Dev.to | Oct 14, 2026 | Mr Say Nothing
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Pick GGUF and one shelf of runtimes opens — llama. cpp, Ollama, LM Studio, Jan. Pick safetensors and a different shelf opens — transformers, vLLM, ComfyUI. On 14 October 2026, the same Qwen3-0. 6B shipped as: Q4_K_M GGUF, 396,705,472 bytes (397 MB) · BF16 GGUF, 1,198,182,848 bytes (1. 20 GB) · BF16 safetensors, 1,503,300,328 bytes (1. 50 GB).
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