license: apache-2.0
library_name: mlx
pipeline_tag: image-text-to-text
base_model:
- huihui-ai/Huihui-Qwen3.8-27B-abliterated
base_model_relation: quantized
tags: - qwen3
- qwen3.8
- mlx
- mlx-vlm
- 4-bit
- abliterated
- uncensored
- vision
daguoagi/Huihui-Qwen3.8-27B-abliterated-MLX-4bit
This is an unofficial MLX 4-bit conversion ofhuihui-ai/Huihui-Qwen3.8-27B-abliterated,
prepared for local inference on Apple silicon withmlx-vlm.
The conversion is pinned to upstream revision739e3c5b89849f6c238ce1e5b70008612ae42cdd.
No additional fine-tuning or abliteration was performed during conversion.
What is included
Qwen3_5ForConditionalGenerationarchitecture in MLX Safetensors format.- Language-model weights quantized to 4-bit affine RTN with group size 64.
- Vision components and multimodal processors retained at their source precision.
- Three weight shards, approximately 15 GB in total.
- Text and image-to-text inference support through
mlx-vlm. - No standalone MTP drafter and no usable
mtp.*checkpoint tensors.
The upstream model reports that layers 18 through 51 were ablated while its
visual components were left unmodified. See the
upstream model card
for details about the abliteration procedure and the original model.
Conversion details
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Source model | huihui-ai/Huihui-Qwen3.8-27B-abliterated |
| Source revision | 739e3c5b89849f6c238ce1e5b70008612ae42cdd |
| Upstream revision date | 2026-08-24 03:47:39 UTC |
| Conversion date | 2026-08-25 |
| Conversion tool | mlx-vlm 0.6.16 |
| MLX version | 0.32.2 |
| Source loading dtype | bfloat16 |
| Quantization | 4-bit affine RTN, group size 64 |
| Converter-reported average | 4.695 bits per weight |
| Vision quantization | Not applied; source precision retained |
| MTP | Not included |
Equivalent conversion settings:
python -m pip install "mlx-vlm==0.6.16" "mlx==0.32.2" jinja2
mlx_vlm.convert \
--hf-path huihui-ai/Huihui-Qwen3.8-27B-abliterated \
--revision 739e3c5b89849f6c238ce1e5b70008612ae42cdd \
--mlx-path ./Huihui-Qwen3.8-27B-abliterated-MLX-4bit \
--quantize \
--q-bits 4 \
--q-group-size 64 \
--q-mode affine \
--quant-method rtn
Usage with mlx-vlm
Install a recent mlx-vlm. Version 0.6.16 is the version used and tested for
this conversion.
python -m pip install -U "mlx-vlm>=0.6.16"
The examples below use the full Hugging Face repository ID. A local model
directory can be used instead.
Text generation
MODEL="daguoagi/Huihui-Qwen3.8-27B-abliterated-MLX-4bit"
mlx_vlm.generate \
--model "$MODEL" \
--prompt "Explain why the sky appears blue." \
--max-tokens 512 \
--temperature 1.0 \
--top-p 0.95 \
--top-k 20
Image understanding
MODEL="daguoagi/Huihui-Qwen3.8-27B-abliterated-MLX-4bit"
mlx_vlm.generate \
--model "$MODEL" \
--image /absolute/path/to/image.jpg \
--prompt "Describe this image in detail." \
--max-tokens 512 \
--temperature 1.0 \
--top-p 0.95 \
--top-k 20
Python example
from mlx_vlm import generate, load
from mlx_vlm.prompt_utils import apply_chat_template
model_path = "daguoagi/Huihui-Qwen3.8-27B-abliterated-MLX-4bit"
image_path = "/absolute/path/to/image.jpg"
model, processor = load(model_path)
messages = [
{
"role": "user",
"content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Describe this image in detail."}],
}
]
prompt = apply_chat_template(
processor,
model.config,
messages,
num_images=1,
)
result = generate(
model,
processor,
prompt,
image=[image_path],
max_tokens=512,
temperature=1.0,
top_p=0.95,
top_k=20,
)
print(result.text)
The bundled generation_config.json uses temperature=1.0, top_p=0.95, andtop_k=20. These are useful starting points rather than mandatory settings.
Recommended DFlash2 draft model
For speculative decoding, the recommended pairing isz-lab/Qwen3.8-27B-DFlash2,
an Apache-2.0 DFlash 2 draft checkpoint for Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B. It is a separate
dependency and is not included in this repository. The draft is not a
standalone language model; a compatible runtime uses it to propose tokens that
are verified by this target model.
The published draft checkpoint uses a block size of 8 and a sliding window of
2048. It has been locally compatibility-tested with this abliterated MLX 4-bit
target. Because the target weights differ from the original Qwen3.8-27B,
acceptance rates vary by prompt and workload. A compatible speculative runtime
still verifies output against the target model, but the speedup is runtime- and
workload-dependent.
Use with mlx-vlm
mlx-vlm 0.6.16 can load this DFlash2 checkpoint directly:
MODEL="daguoagi/Huihui-Qwen3.8-27B-abliterated-MLX-4bit"
mlx_vlm.generate \
--model "$MODEL" \
--prompt "Explain why the sky appears blue." \
--max-tokens 512 \
--temperature 1.0 \
--top-p 0.95 \
--top-k 20 \
--draft-model z-lab/Qwen3.8-27B-DFlash2 \
--draft-kind dflash \
--draft-block-size 8
In mlx-vlm 0.6.16, the draft checkpoint is loaded at its native precision;
that version does not expose the runtime draft-quantization controls described
below for oMLX.
Locally tested oMLX configuration
The following production configuration was tested with oMLX 0.6.3rc3:
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Draft model | z-lab/Qwen3.8-27B-DFlash2 |
| Draft quantization | Q4 weights / A16 activations / group size 64 |
| Draft window | 2048 (checkpoint default / automatic) |
| Draft sink | 0 |
| Block size | 8 |
| Verification | Adaptive |
| In-memory draft cache | 1 entry, 2 GB limit |
| SSD draft cache | Disabled |
With this setup, text requests use the DFlash2 path while image requests retain
the VLM fallback path. The draft model and its license should be reviewed and
downloaded separately. Local throughput results are intentionally not presented
as portable performance claims because they depend heavily on the Apple silicon
device, runtime implementation, context length, and draft acceptance rate.
Local validation
The converted checkpoint has been locally validated with the following checks:
- Safetensors shards and index parsed successfully.
- Model and processor loaded successfully with
mlx-vlm 0.6.16. - Deterministic text-generation smoke test completed successfully.
- Discovered and loaded as a VLM with
oMLX 0.6.3rc3. - Manual smoke tests for image understanding and the expected reduced-refusal
behavior completed successfully.
These checks establish conversion and runtime compatibility. They are not a
formal accuracy, safety, or multimodal benchmark.
Limitations
- 4-bit quantization can reduce quality relative to the source checkpoint.
- The model inherits the behavior and limitations of the upstream abliterated
model. Theuncensoredorabliteratedlabel does not guarantee that every
refusal has been removed, nor does it guarantee factual or safe output. - Vision weights were retained, but multimodal quality has not been evaluated
with a formal benchmark suite. - MTP weights are not included in this repository.
- DFlash2 acceleration, when used, requires a separate compatible draft model
and runtime; it is not bundled with this checkpoint. - This checkpoint targets Apple silicon and MLX. It is not a drop-in replacement
for the original Transformers checkpoint.
Users are responsible for evaluating outputs and ensuring that their use
complies with applicable laws, policies, and the upstream model license.
License and attribution
The upstream model is released under the Apache License 2.0. This conversion
retains that license. Please also review thehuihui-ai/Huihui-Qwen3.8-27B-abliterated
and Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B model cards.