GLM-5.2 Q1_S Matches Qwen3 27B Q8 in Single Informal Test
June 29, 2026
A hobbyist n=1 comparison finds GLM-5.2 at Q1_S quantization competitive with Qwen3 27B at Q8, with GLM using KV cache at Q8 and Qwen at FP16. The test challenges the assumption that sub-Q3 quants are universally unusable, though the single-sample methodology limits conclusions.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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builderAnecdotal signal that aggressive quantization of larger models may still outperform smaller high-quant models, worth validating before dismissing low-quant options for memory-constrained deployments.