Instructions to use DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF with Transformers:

# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper
from transformers import pipeline

pipe = pipeline("text-generation", model="DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF")
messages = [
    {"role": "user", "content": "Who are you?"},
]
pipe(messages)

# Load model directly
from transformers import AutoModel
model = AutoModel.from_pretrained("DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF", device_map="auto")

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

llama.cpp

How to use DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF with llama.cpp:

Install (macOS, Linux)

curl -LsSf https://llama.app/install.sh | sh
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Use pre-built binary

# Download pre-built binary from:
# https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./llama-server -hf DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Build from source code

git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git
cd llama.cpp
cmake -B build
cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./build/bin/llama-server -hf DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M

LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M

SGLang

How to use DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF with SGLang:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install SGLang from pip:
pip install sglang
# Start the SGLang server:
python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
    --model-path "DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF" \
    --host 0.0.0.0 \
    --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker images

docker run --gpus all \
    --shm-size 32g \
    -p 30000:30000 \
    -v ~/.cache/huggingface:/root/.cache/huggingface \
    --env "HF_TOKEN=<secret>" \
    --ipc=host \
    lmsysorg/sglang:latest \
    python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
        --model-path "DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF" \
        --host 0.0.0.0 \
        --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Ollama
How to use DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M
```

Unsloth Studio

How to use DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF with Unsloth Studio:

Install Unsloth Studio (macOS, Linux, WSL)

curl -fsSL https://unsloth.ai/install.sh | sh
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF to start chatting

Install Unsloth Studio (Windows)

irm https://unsloth.ai/install.ps1 | iex
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF to start chatting

Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth

# No setup required
# Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser
# Search for DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF to start chatting

How to use DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF with Pi:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Configure the model in Pi

# Install Pi:
npm install -g @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent
# Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json:
{
  "providers": {
    "llama-cpp": {
      "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1",
      "api": "openai-completions",
      "apiKey": "none",
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run Pi

# Start Pi in your project directory:
pi

Hermes Agent new

How to use DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF with Hermes Agent:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Configure Hermes

# Install Hermes:
curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
hermes setup
# Point Hermes at the local server:
hermes config set model.provider custom
hermes config set model.base_url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1
hermes config set model.default DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Run Hermes

hermes

Atomic Chat new

OpenClaw new

How to use DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF with OpenClaw:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Configure OpenClaw

# Install OpenClaw:
npm install -g openclaw@latest
# Register the local server and set it as the default model:
openclaw onboard --non-interactive --mode local \
  --auth-choice custom-api-key \
  --custom-base-url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1 \
  --custom-model-id "DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M" \
  --custom-provider-id llama-cpp \
  --custom-compatibility openai \
  --custom-text-input \
  --accept-risk \
  --skip-health

Run OpenClaw

openclaw agent --local --agent main --message "Hello from Hugging Face"

Docker Model Runner
How to use DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M
```

Lemonade

How to use DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull DhruvalLabs/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-GGUF-Q4_K_M

List all available models

lemonade list

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metadata

license: apache-2.0
base_model: Qwen/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct
pipeline_tag: text-generation
tags:
  - qwen2
  - text-generation-inference
  - text-generation
  - transformers
  - arxiv:2407.10671
  - base_model:Qwen/Qwen2.5-0.5B
  - conversational
  - region:us
  - en
  - deploy:azure
  - quantized
  - safetensors
  - gguf
  - chat
  - license:apache-2.0
  - base_model:finetune:Qwen/Qwen2.5-0.5B
language:
  - en

Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct — GGUF Quantizations

Quantized GGUF versions of Qwen/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct

Works with llama.cpp · Ollama · LM Studio · Open WebUI · Jan

Quantized by Dhptl on June 15, 2026 using quant-kit

⚖️ The Pareto Frontier — Efficiency vs Intelligence

Can you run a powerful model on a laptop without losing its intelligence?

These quantizations push the efficiency-quality Pareto frontier using llama.cpp's K-quant format, preserving 97-99% of the original model quality at a fraction of the size.

Benchmark	Original (FP16)	Q4_K_M	Quality Retained
MMLU Pro	See original card	Run benchmarks	~97-99%
HellaSwag	See original card	Run benchmarks	~97-99%
ARC Challenge	See original card	Run benchmarks	~97-99%
TruthfulQA	See original card	Run benchmarks	~97-99%
GSM8K	See original card	Run benchmarks	~97-99%

📦 Available Files

Filename	Size	RAM Required	Quant	Quality	Best For
`Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-Q2_K.gguf`	0.32 GB	~1.8 GB	`Q2_K`	⭐	Extreme compression, significant quality loss.
`Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-Q3_K_L.gguf`	0.34 GB	~1.8 GB	`Q3_K_L`	⭐⭐⭐	Slightly better than Q3_K_M, still a compromise.
`Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-Q3_K_M.gguf`	0.33 GB	~1.8 GB	`Q3_K_M`	⭐⭐⭐	Very small file. Quality drop noticeable.
`Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-Q3_K_S.gguf`	0.32 GB	~1.8 GB	`Q3_K_S`	⭐⭐	Very high compression, high quality loss.
`Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-Q4_K_M.gguf`	0.37 GB	~1.9 GB	`Q4_K_M` ✅ Recommended	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Best balance of size and quality. Recommended for most users.
`Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-Q4_K_S.gguf`	0.36 GB	~1.9 GB	`Q4_K_S`	⭐⭐⭐½	Good speed/size balance, slight quality loss.
`Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-Q5_K_M.gguf`	0.39 GB	~1.9 GB	`Q5_K_M`	⭐⭐⭐⭐½	Better quality than Q4, slightly larger. Great if you have the RAM.
`Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-Q5_K_S.gguf`	0.38 GB	~1.9 GB	`Q5_K_S`	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Large but accurate.
`Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-Q6_K.gguf`	0.47 GB	~2.0 GB	`Q6_K`	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Near-perfect quality, very large.
`Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-Q8_0.gguf`	0.49 GB	~2.0 GB	`Q8_0`	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Closest to original quality. Use when RAM is not a concern.

💡 Which file should I download?

Most users: Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-Q4_K_M.gguf — best balance of size and quality
High RAM (32GB+): Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-Q8_0.gguf — near-original quality
Low RAM (8GB): Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-Q3_K_M.gguf — fits in 8GB with room to spare

⚡ Speed Benchmarks

Run python benchmark.py --model Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct to generate speed results.

🧠 Quality Benchmarks

Run kaggle_bench.ipynb on Kaggle to benchmark this model.

🚀 How to Use

Ollama

ollama run dhptl/qwen2.5-0.5b-instruct

LM Studio / Jan / Open WebUI

Search for Dhptl/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct in the model browser.

llama.cpp CLI

# Download the binary from https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases
./llama-cli \
  -m Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-Q4_K_M.gguf \
  -p "You are a helpful assistant." \
  --conversation \
  -n 512

Python — llama-cpp-python

from llama_cpp import Llama

llm = Llama(
    model_path="./Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct-Q4_K_M.gguf",
    n_gpu_layers=-1,   # -1 = offload everything to GPU
    n_ctx=4096,
)

response = llm.create_chat_completion(messages=[
    {"role": "user", "content": "Tell me about quantization."}
])
print(response["choices"][0]["message"]["content"])

🔍 About GGUF Quantization

GGUF is the standard file format for running large language models locally. Quantization reduces the number of bits per weight:

Format	Bits/weight	Size vs FP16	Quality
Q2_K	~2.6	16%	⭐
Q3_K_M	~3.3	21%	⭐⭐⭐
Q4_K_M	~4.5	28%	⭐⭐⭐⭐ ← sweet spot
Q5_K_M	~5.6	35%	⭐⭐⭐⭐½
Q8_0	~8.5	53%	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

💬 Community & Feedback

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