theprint-moe-8x3-0126-GGUF/README.md

---
license: apache-2.0
language:
- en
base_model:
- theprint/theprint-moe-8x3-0126
pipeline_tag: text-generation
tags:
- moe
- llama
---

# theprint-MoE-8x3-0126-GGUF
An 18B parameter Mixture of Experts model combining 8 specialized 3B experts, with 2 experts activated per token by default (configurable up to 4 at inference).

## Architecture
- Base model: theprint/GeneralChat-Llama3.2-3B (provides shared attention layers)
- Total parameters: ~18B
- Active parameters: ~5B (2 experts) or ~9B (4 experts)
- Gate mode: Hidden (prompt-based router initialization)

## Full Model
For more information about this model, including access to the safetensor files, please see [theprint/theprint-moe-8x3-0126](https://huggingface.co/theprint/theprint-moe-8x3-0126).