Instructions to use SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF with Transformers:

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

pipe = pipeline("text-generation", model="SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF")
messages = [
    {"role": "user", "content": "Who are you?"},
]
pipe(messages)

# Load model directly
from transformers import AutoModel
model = AutoModel.from_pretrained("SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF", dtype="auto")

llama-cpp-python

How to use SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF with llama-cpp-python:

# !pip install llama-cpp-python

from llama_cpp import Llama

llm = Llama.from_pretrained(
	repo_id="SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF",
	filename="Hermes-4-14B_Q4_k_m.gguf",
)

llm.create_chat_completion(
	messages = [
		{
			"role": "user",
			"content": "What is the capital of France?"
		}
	]
)

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

llama.cpp

How to use SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF with llama.cpp:

Install from brew

brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama-server -hf SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama-cli -hf SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama-server -hf SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama-cli -hf SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-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 SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-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 SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-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": "SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

SGLang

How to use SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-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 "SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-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": "SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-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 "SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-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": "SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Ollama
How to use SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
```

Unsloth Studio

How to use SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-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 SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-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 SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF to start chatting

Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth

# No setup required
# Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser
# Search for SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF to start chatting

How to use SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF with Pi:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama-server -hf SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-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": "SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF:Q4_K_M"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run Pi

# Start Pi in your project directory:
pi

Hermes Agent new

How to use SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF with Hermes Agent:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama-server -hf SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-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 SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Run Hermes

hermes

Atomic Chat new
Docker Model Runner
How to use SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
```

Lemonade

How to use SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull SandLogicTechnologies/Hermes-4-14B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.Hermes-4-14B-GGUF-Q4_K_M

List all available models

lemonade list

Quantized Hermes-4-14B Model

This repository provides a quantized GGUF version of the Hermes-4-14B model. The 4-bit and 5-bit quantized variants retains the model’s strengths in advanced reasoning tasks while reducing memory and compute requirements ideal for efficient inference on resource-constrained devices.

Model Overview

Original Model: Hermes-4-14B
Quantized Version:
- Q4_K_M (4-bit quantization)
- Q5_K_M (5-bit quantization)
Architecture: Decoder-only transformer
Base Model: Qwen3-14B-Base
Modalities: Text only
Developer: Nous Research
License: Apache 2.0 License
Language: English

Quantization Details

Q4_K_M Version

Approx. ~69% size reduction
Lower memory footprint (~9 GB)
Slight performance degradation in complex reasoning scenarios

Q5_K_M Version

Approx. ~64% size reduction
Lower memory footprint (~10.5 GB)
Better performance retention, recommended when quality is a priority

Key Features

Reasoning that is top quality, expressive, improves math, code, STEM, logic, and even creative writing and subjective responses.
Instruction-following model optimized for multi-turn scientific question answering
Schema adherence & structured outputs: trained to produce valid JSON for given schemas and to repair malformed objects.
Much easier to steer and align: extreme improvements on steerability, especially on reduced refusal rates

Usage Example

Text Inference:

./llama-cli -hf NousResearch/Hermes-4-14B-Q4_k_m.GGUF -p "Explain the Fourier Transform in simple terms"

Recommended Use Cases

Scientific reasoning & STEM domains: tasks requiring step-by-step logical reasoning, clean structure.
Coding & software-related tasks: code generation, explanation, debugging.
Chatbots/Assistants: where reasoning transparency is important (showing chain of thought).
Low-resource deployment / edge inference: use quantized variants.

Acknowledgments

These quantized models are based on the original work by the NousResearch development team.

Special thanks to:

The NousResearch team for developing and releasing the Hermes-4-14B model.
Georgi Gerganov and the entire llama.cpp open-source community for enabling efficient model quantization and inference via the GGUF format.

Contact

For any inquiries or support, please contact us at support@sandlogic.com or visit our Website.

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GGUF

Model size

15B params

Architecture

qwen3

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4-bit

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