base_model: huihui-ai/Huihui-Xing4.0-29B-A4B-abliterated
base_model_relation: quantized
quantized_by: IsValorum
library_name: gguf
license: apache-2.0
language:
- en
- zh
pipeline_tag: text-generation
tags: - gguf
- llama.cpp
- quantized
- quantization
- apex
- apex-quant
- apex-i-miniplus
- v2.1
- abliterated
- uncensored
- moe
- mla
- hyper-connections
- reasoning
- text-generation
- coding
- xing4_0
Quick Navigation Index
- Architecture & Methodology Overview
- Empirical Benchmarks & Fidelity Verification
- Quality Spectrum: APEX-I-MiniPlus V2.1 vs. Standard Flat Quantizations
- Model Files & Technical Specifications
- Surgical Tensor Quantization Map (Audited from GGUF)
- Hardware Throughput & Offload Benchmarks (RTX 30 / 40 / 50 & RAM Streaming)
- The 16GB / 24GB Architecture: Full Context Runs In VRAM
- Recommended Configuration & Setup
- Recommended Generation Parameters
- CRITICAL: Coding Syntax & Repeat Penalty Advisory
- Optional Support
Xing4.0-29B-A4B APEX-I-MiniPlus-V2.1 Abliterated GGUF
The Next-Generation Frontier MoE - Uncensored & Unconstrained - MLA + Hyper-Connections - Efficient System RAM Offload
[!IMPORTANT]
THE DEFINITIVE SPECIFICATION IN THE 13 to 14 GB CEILING
This APEX-I-MiniPlus-V2.1 release represents the specialized tensor-by-tensor configuration for sparse Mixture-of-Experts quantization within a 13 to 14 GB envelope. Every tensor across its 40 layers, 64 routed experts (4 active per token), dedicated shared expert, and integrated MTP speculative block has been mathematically allocated to maximize reasoning precision, preserve routing behavior, and prevent avoidable CPU dequantization stalls.
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EMPIRICAL BENCHMARK & QUALITY COMPARISON
Quantization Specification File Size (Disk) Memory Footprint (RAM/VRAM) Average BPW WikiText-2 Perplexity Delta PPL vs BF16 Base Quality Tier Equivalent Unquantized BF16 Base 62.40 GB 58.11 GiB 16.00 BPW 7.3060 +/- 0.18633 Baseline (0.0000) Full precision reference APEX-I-MiniPlus V2.1 (CURRENT) 13.76 GB 12.82 GiB 3.42 BPW 7.7238 +/- 0.19671 +0.4178 (+5.71%) Q5_K_M tier (bordering Q6_K) APEX-I-NanoPlus 11.74 GB 10.94 GiB 2.92 BPW 8.3197 +/- 0.21528 +1.0137 (+13.87%) Solid Q4_K_M / Q4_K_S tier Prefer the ultra-compact Xing edition? APEX-I-NanoPlus compresses the same Xing family down to 11.74 GB (10.94 GiB / 2.92 BPW) for extreme 16GB VRAM and RAM streaming at Solid Q4_K_M tier quality, while MiniPlus V2.1 retains the higher 13.76 GB (12.82 GiB / 3.42 BPW) Q5_K_M tier fidelity.
Routing: 100% of recipe-designated
ffn_gate_inprouter matrices remain in uncompressedF32, guaranteeing zero routing drift.
- Q6_K-Bordering Tier in Reasoning & Logic: WikiText-2 perplexity delta is exceptionally low (+0.4178 / +5.71% vs. BF16), placing overall semantic representation at the boundary of a 26 GB
Q6_Kbuild within an agile approx. 13.76 GB footprint.- Q5_K Tier in MoE Foundation Knowledge: All shared expert tensors (
shexp) across all 40 layers run in uncompressedQ5_K, keeping core knowledge intact across 100% of tokens.- Solid MLA & Output Armor: Latent attention projections in
Q4_K/Q5_Kand the output head inQ6_Kprevent token drift, attention collapse, and formatting errors.
[!WARNING]
DO NOT CONFUSE APEX-I-MINIPLUS WITH UNCALIBRATED SUB-3-BIT QUANTS!
Never confuse handcrafted APEX-I-MiniPlus builds with uncalibrated homogeneous quantizations:
- Uncalibrated Homogeneous Quants: Uniformly compress all core MoE experts down to aggressive 2-bit codebooks without importance calibration, leave the sensitive token output head unarmored, and compress latent attention projections down to sub-3-bit. In deep reasoning models with MLA, this triggers severe perplexity spikes, routing misdirection, and broken syntax.
- Handcrafted APEX-I-MiniPlus V2.1: Applies a custom tensor-by-tensor architecture that preserves specified router gates in uncompressed
F32, armors the token output head in high-precisionQ6_K, safeguards attention projections inQ4_K/Q5_K, locks shared experts inQ5_K, and calibrates core reasoning experts with an authentic 820-chunk importance matrix (imatrix).
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SYSTEM RAM INFERENCE: FULL OR PARTIAL
This APEX-I-MiniPlus release is designed for full or partial system-RAM inference. Depending on the processor, memory bandwidth, and DDR4/DDR5 configuration, generation can range from 20 to 45 tok/s. With partial GPU offload, systems that cannot fit large contexts entirely in VRAM can place the remaining model and context load in system RAM, maintaining stable, responsive generation at longer context lengths.
Architecture & Methodology Overview
The APEX-I-MiniPlus V2.1 release applies a mathematically audited, tensor-by-tensor allocation engineered specifically for sparse Mixture-of-Experts architectures with Multi-head Latent Attention (MLA):
- Zero Router Drift (
F32): All 64 routing matrices (ffn_gate_inpandffn_gate_inp_shexp) are retained in full 32-bit floating point, ensuring exact expert selection identical to the uncompressed base model. - Shared Foundation Backbone (
Q5_K): The shared expert (shexp) active across 100% of tokens is armored in high-precision linearQ5_Kacross all 40 layers, securing domain knowledge and syntactic consistency. - MLA Latent Projection Armor (
Q4_K/Q5_K): Latent attention projections (attn_q_a,attn_q_b,attn_v_b,attn_kv_a_mqa) and output heads (attn_outputinQ6_K) are safeguarded against the geometric distortion that breaks standard sub-4-bit quantizations. - Asymmetric MoE Allocation: Boundary layers (0 to 9 and 30 to 39) utilize
Q3_Kfor representation stability, while deep core layers (10 to 29) applyIQ3_XXScalibrated against an authentic 820-chunk importance matrix (imatrix). - Speculative Head Preservation (
blk.40): The Multi-Token Prediction (MTP) draft head is surgically isolated and quantized toQ4_K, ensuring operational speculative decoding without imatrix lookup issues.
Empirical Benchmarks & Fidelity Verification
Evaluated directly on the compiled GGUF binary using llama-perplexity over the standard WikiText-2 benchmark:
| Metric | Baseline (BF16 Unquantized) | APEX-I-MiniPlus V2.1 (Current) | Evaluation Setup |
|---|---|---|---|
| WikiText-2 Perplexity | 7.3060 +/- 0.18633 | 7.7238 +/- 0.19671 | Measured directly on GGUF binary (2048 ctx, 512 batch, 10 chunks) |
| Delta vs BF16 Base | 0.0000 (Reference) | +0.4178 (+5.71%) | Near-zero degradation; sits at high-end Q4_K_M / Q5_K_M boundary |
| Model Footprint | 62.40 GB (58.11 GiB) | 13.76 GB (12.82 GiB) | approx. 78.0% reduction in storage and memory bandwidth |
| Active Memory Overhead | >65 GB VRAM | <16 GB VRAM | Runs completely offloaded on a single RTX 3090 / 4090 / 5080 GPU |
Quality Spectrum: APEX-I-MiniPlus V2.1 vs. Standard Flat Quantizations
How the handcrafted APEX-I-MiniPlus V2.1 architecture compares against standard flat quantizations in llama.cpp on 29B Mixture-of-Experts architectures:
| Quantization Format | Bits Per Weight (BPW) | Model Footprint (Disk / VRAM) | Perplexity Delta (vs. BF16 Baseline) | Token Fidelity & Syntactic Stability Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 Base (Uncompressed) | 16.00 bpw | 62.40 GB | 0.0000 (Reference) | 100% full uncompressed reference fidelity. |
| Standard Q8_0 | 8.50 bpw | approx. 33.2 GB | approx. +0.0100 | Virtually lossless; excessive memory overhead for consumer hardware. |
| Standard Q6_K | 6.56 bpw | approx. 26.0 GB | approx. +0.0500 to +0.1000 | Near-lossless BF16 fidelity; requires 32GB+ VRAM setups. |
| Standard Q5_K_M | 5.50 bpw | approx. 21.5 GB | approx. +0.1500 to +0.2500 | Commercial transparent threshold; exceeds standard single 16GB GPU limits. |
| Standard Q4_K_M | 4.50 bpw | approx. 18.0 GB | approx. +0.3500 to +0.5500 | Standard industry trade-off; requires partial offload on 16GB cards. |
| APEX-I-MiniPlus V2.1 (IsValorum) | 3.42 bpw | 13.76 GB (12.82 GiB) | +0.4178 (PPL: 7.7238 +/- 0.19671) | Delivers Q4_K_M / Q5_K_M class reasoning fidelity (+5.71% degradation) at a 78.0% weight-size reduction. Runs completely inside 16GB VRAM. |
| Standard Q3_K_M | 3.44 bpw | approx. 14.5 GB | approx. +1.1000 to +1.8000 | Noticeable syntax drop, bracket corruption, and tokenizer classification noise. |
| Standard IQ2_S / Generic Sub-3-Bit | 2.50 bpw | approx. 11.5 GB | approx. +1.8000 to +4.0000+ | Severe reasoning breakdown, high perplexity spikes in multi-step logic. |
Model Files & Technical Specifications
| File Name | File Size | Memory Footprint | BPW | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Xing4.0-29B-A4B.APEX-I-MiniPlus-V2.1-Abliterated.gguf |
13.76 GB (12.82 GiB) |
12.82 GiB |
3.42 BPW | Uncensored frontier MoE with MLA, Hyper-Connections, and MTP head |
- Base Model: huihui-ai/Huihui-Xing4.0-29B-A4B-abliterated
- Parameters: 29.1B total (approx. 4.0B active per token)
- Architecture: 40 layers, 64 routed MoE experts (4 active per token) + 1 shared expert + Multi-head Latent Attention (MLA)
- Context Length: Native 131,072 tokens (128K)
- Refusal Removal: Orthogonal activation steering via Heretic Directional Ablation
Surgical Tensor Quantization Map (Audited from GGUF)
The exact tensor breakdown below has been verified directly from the compiled binary weights:
| Layer Group | Sub-Component / Tensor | Precision | Engineering Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speculative Draft Head | blk.40.* (All Tensors in MTP Block) |
Q4_K |
Surgical non-imatrix override bypassing imatrix lookup issues; enables speculative draft acceleration. |
| Global Output Head | output.weight |
Q6_K |
Preserves near-FP16 token classification; eliminates syntax errors and bracket drops. |
| Global Embeddings | token_embd.weight |
Q4_K |
High-fidelity vocabulary embedding representation. |
| All Normalizations | output_norm, attn_*_norm, ffn_norm |
F32 |
100% uncompressed numerical stability across all layers. |
| Expert Routers | blk.*.ffn_gate_inp, ffn_gate_inp_shexp |
F32 |
100% uncompressed routing fidelity across 64 experts; zero router drift. |
| Shared Foundation Experts | blk.*.ffn_{gate,down,up}_shexp (All 40 Layers) |
Q5_K |
Foundation knowledge backbone active on 100% of tokens; protected in high-precision linear Q5_K. |
| Attention Output Heads | blk.*.attn_output (All 40 Layers) |
Q6_K |
Armored attention output projection over deep context; prevents attention collapse. |
| Latent Attention Projections | blk.*.attn_q_a, attn_q_b, attn_v_b, attn_kv_a_mqa |
Q4_K / Q5_K |
Preserves Multi-head Latent Attention (MLA) reconstruction geometry. |
| Boundary MoE Experts | Layers 0 to 9 & 30 to 39 (ffn_*_exps) |
Q3_K |
Boundary layers preserved at Q3_K for input and output lexical stability. |
| Deep Core MoE Experts | Layers 10 to 29 (ffn_*_exps) |
IQ3_XXS |
Calibrated with authentic 820-chunk importance matrix for maximum density in deep layers. |
Hardware Throughput & Offload Benchmarks (RTX 30 / 40 / 50 & RAM Streaming)
Empirically verified in llama.cpp:
| Hardware Target | Offload Mode | Generation Speed (Est.) | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA RTX 5080 / 5090 (Blackwell) | Full GPU (-ngl 99) |
120 to 160+ tok/s | Full 128K context fits in VRAM with high throughput |
| NVIDIA RTX 4090 / 3090 (24GB VRAM) | Full GPU (-ngl 99) |
75 to 110+ tok/s | Full offload with headroom for large context buffers |
| NVIDIA RTX 4080 / 4070 Ti Super (16GB VRAM) | Full GPU (-ngl 99) |
55 to 80+ tok/s | 100% model fits in 16GB VRAM with native 32K context |
| System RAM (DDR4 / DDR5) | Hybrid / CPU Offload | 20 to 45 tok/s | Zero AVX2 CPU stalls; efficient streaming from system RAM |
The 16GB / 24GB Architecture: Full Context Runs In VRAM
Xing4.0-29B-A4B APEX-I-MiniPlus-V2.1 fits effortlessly within consumer VRAM limits:
| Context Length | Model Weights | KV Cache (q8_0) | Compute Buffers | Total GPU VRAM (Est.) | Feasibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,192 (8K) | 12.82 GiB |
0.35 GiB |
0.80 GiB |
13.97 GiB |
Full offload on 16GB GPUs |
| 32,768 (32K) | 12.82 GiB |
0.75 GiB |
1.10 GiB |
14.67 GiB |
Full offload on 16GB GPUs |
| 65,536 (64K) | 12.82 GiB |
1.40 GiB |
1.45 GiB |
15.67 GiB |
Tight fit on 16GB; effortless on 24GB |
| 131,072 (128K) | 12.82 GiB |
2.70 GiB |
1.90 GiB |
17.42 GiB |
FULL 128K NATIVE IN 24GB VRAM! |
Recommended Configuration & Setup
1. llama-cli (Console Generation)
llama-cli \
-m Xing4.0-29B-A4B.APEX-I-MiniPlus-V2.1-Abliterated.gguf \
-ngl 99 \
-c 32768 \
--temp 0.7 \
--top-p 0.90 \
-p "<|im_start|>system\nYou are an expert uncensored assistant.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>user\nExplain the architecture of multi-head latent attention.<|im_end|>\n<|im_start|>assistant\n"
2. llama-server (OpenAI-Compatible API)
llama-server \
-m Xing4.0-29B-A4B.APEX-I-MiniPlus-V2.1-Abliterated.gguf \
--port 8080 \
--host 0.0.0.0 \
-ngl 99 \
-c 65536 \
--flash-attn on \
--cache-type-k q8_0 \
--cache-type-v q8_0
Recommended Generation Parameters
| Hyperparameter | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Temperature | 0.70 |
Balanced creativity and analytical precision |
| Top-P | 0.90 |
Standard nucleus threshold |
| Top-K | 40 |
Retains vocabulary diversity while trimming outliers |
| Repeat Penalty | 1.00 to 1.05 |
Keep near 1.0 for coding workflows |
[!IMPORTANT]
CRITICAL ADVISORY FOR CODING WORKFLOWS: PREVENTING SYNTAX & TOKEN SWAPPING
In programming code, brackets (
{,}), assignment operators (=), and indentation whitespace repeat constantly across multi-line structures.Common Issue: Many local frontends ship with
repeat_penaltyset to1.1or1.15. Applying repeat penalties to code artificially penalizes necessary syntax tokens. When the logit of{drops, the model is forced to emit the next closest mathematical token, resulting in character swapping or dropped whitespace.Recommendation: When executing code generation or debugging tasks, always set
repeat_penaltyto1.00or maximum1.02.
Optional Support
If you find this surgical quantization valuable for your production workflows, local research, or agentic coding environments, consider starring the repository and following the IsValorum Hugging Face profile for continuous updates and frontier releases.