LLM Quantization Levels Compared: Q4_K_M vs Q8_0 vs FP16 [2026]

The practitioner's guide to choosing between Q4_K_M, Q5_K_S, Q8_0, and FP16 quantization for local LLMs — with real perplexity numbers, throughput benchmarks, and per-use-case recommendations.

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