AnalysisAI ModelsOctober 8, 2026

Underdog releases Saluki 27B, a 7.89 GB 2-bit build of Qwen3.8-27B

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Saluki compresses Qwen3.8-27B from about 54 GB to a 7.89 GB file that runs on a 16 GB laptop via standard llama.cpp, scoring 88/120 on Underdog Bench. It keeps 82-85% of the full model's AIME math score and needs a lenient parser for parallel tool calls (55/100 vs 42 strict).

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