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Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B

Gated DeltaNet + Attention hybrid MoE. Local coding copilot on a 24 GB GPU.

🇨🇳 Alibaba·License Apache 2.0·Context 255.859375k tokens·Output February 2026·Fits within the 128 GB of the GIGABYTE AI TOP ATOM← Catalog

01What it can do

Strengths
  • Local Copilot on a 24 GB GPU
  • 262k ctx
  • Apache 2.0
Limitations to know
  • —Hybrid architecture → partial llama.cpp support
Architecture
80B/3B MoE · Gated DeltaNet + hybrid Attention · 262k ctx
Training
Agentic coding specialist.
Ideal for
Local CopilotSenior codingRefactor

04Install

Install Ollama for your OS. Check the model and its quantization before downloading. Start with 4096 tokens of context, then check placement with ollama ps. A command below is not proof that a test was run on your machine.

$ollama run qwen3-coder-next
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First download: between 2 and 40 GB depending on the selected quantization. Plan for sufficient disk space; a stable connection is recommended. Subsequent launches are instant.

02Required memory

Approximate GPU VRAM required to run this model, including 4k tokens of context overhead. For a longer context, add ~1 GB per 8k-token increment.

Q4_K_M
The lightest, ~5% loss
48 GB
Q5_K_M
Good quality/size compromise
58 GB
Q8_0
Nearly indistinguishable from FP16
86 GB
FP16
Full precision — server use
160 GB
Fallback CPU · If you don't have a GPU, allow 72 GB of RAM minimum to run this model at reduced speed.

What hardware do you need for Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B?

To run Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B locally with Q4 quantization, you need about 48 GB of VRAM. An option to compare: BOSGAME M5 128GB / 2TB (Ryzen AI Max+ 395) — leave some headroom for the system and context; check engine compatibility with the GPU.

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03Expected speed

Tokens generated per second in Q4_K_M, 4k context. Beyond 20 t/s, reading is comfortable. Below 10 t/s, that's just for testing.

Entry-level
~5t/s
GTX 1650, RX 6600, MBA M2 8GB
Mid-range
~18t/s
RTX 4060, 4070, MBP M3 Pro
High-end
~50t/s
RTX 4090, M4 Max, Radeon 7900