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Unsloth will no longer be making TQ1_0 quants

Reddit r/LocalLLaMA / 3/15/2026

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Key Points

  • Unsloth has announced that it will no longer produce TQ1_0 quantized models, marking a change in its quantization offerings.
  • The decision is attributed to the workload involved in maintaining the TQ1_0 quantization, indicating it was a significant ongoing effort.
  • The discussion ties to a HuggingFace thread and expresses mixed feelings about losing a hardware-friendly, low-quant option.
  • The update may affect users who deploy models locally on limited hardware, prompting them to explore alternatives.
Unsloth will no longer be making TQ1_0 quants

Link: https://huggingface.co/unsloth/Qwen3.5-397B-A17B-GGUF/discussions/19#69b4c94d2f020807a3c4aab3 .

It's understandable considering the work involved. It's a shame though, they are fantastic models to use on limited hardware and very coherent/usable for it's quant size. If you needed lots of knowledge locally, this would've been the go-to.

How do you feel about this change?

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