Local AI Glossary
What is FP32 (Float32)?
Source: local-llm.net/glossary
A 32-bit floating-point format with approximately 7.2 decimal digits of precision. Used internally during some computations but rarely for storing LLM weights because it doubles memory usage with negligible quality improvement over FP16.
How FP32 (Float32) fits in the local AI stack
FP32 (Float32) is part of the broader local AI ecosystem. See the related guides, comparisons, and tools below to see how it applies in practice.
See also
- Full Local AI Glossary
- All learn topics
- What is Local AI?
- Quantization explained
- Hardware requirements
- How to choose a local LLM