Local AI Glossary
What is K-quants?
Source: local-llm.net/glossary
The quantization system used in GGUF format that assigns different bit-widths to different parts of the model based on their importance. K-quant levels (Q2_K, Q3_K_S, Q3_K_M, Q3_K_L, Q4_K_S, Q4_K_M, Q5_K_S, Q5_K_M, Q6_K) use mixed precision to achieve better quality than uniform quantization at the same average bit rate.
How K-quants fits in the local AI stack
K-quants 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