Instructions to use mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF with Transformers:

# Load model directly
from transformers import AutoModel
model = AutoModel.from_pretrained("mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF", device_map="auto")

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

llama.cpp

How to use mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF with llama.cpp:

Install (macOS, Linux)

curl -LsSf https://llama.app/install.sh | sh
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Use pre-built binary

# Download pre-built binary from:
# https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./llama-server -hf mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Build from source code

git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git
cd llama.cpp
cmake -B build
cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./build/bin/llama-server -hf mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF:Q4_K_M

LM Studio
Jan
Ollama
How to use mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF:Q4_K_M
```
Unsloth Desktop
Docker Model Runner
How to use mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF:Q4_K_M
```

Lemonade

How to use mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF-Q4_K_M

List all available models

lemonade list

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 | Link | Type | Size/GB | Notes |
 |:-----|:-----|--------:|:------|
-| [GGUF](https://huggingface.co/mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF/resolve/main/SmolVLM-256M-Base.imatrix.gguf) | imatrix | 0.1 | imatrix file (for creating your own qwuants) |
 | [GGUF](https://huggingface.co/mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF/resolve/main/SmolVLM-256M-Base.i1-IQ1_S.gguf) | i1-IQ1_S | 0.2 | for the desperate |
 | [GGUF](https://huggingface.co/mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF/resolve/main/SmolVLM-256M-Base.i1-IQ1_M.gguf) | i1-IQ1_M | 0.2 | mostly desperate |
 | [GGUF](https://huggingface.co/mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF/resolve/main/SmolVLM-256M-Base.i1-IQ2_XXS.gguf) | i1-IQ2_XXS | 0.2 |  |

 | Link | Type | Size/GB | Notes |
 |:-----|:-----|--------:|:------|
+| [GGUF](https://huggingface.co/mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF/resolve/main/SmolVLM-256M-Base.imatrix.gguf) | imatrix | 0.1 | imatrix file (for creating your own quants) |
 | [GGUF](https://huggingface.co/mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF/resolve/main/SmolVLM-256M-Base.i1-IQ1_S.gguf) | i1-IQ1_S | 0.2 | for the desperate |
 | [GGUF](https://huggingface.co/mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF/resolve/main/SmolVLM-256M-Base.i1-IQ1_M.gguf) | i1-IQ1_M | 0.2 | mostly desperate |
 | [GGUF](https://huggingface.co/mradermacher/SmolVLM-256M-Base-i1-GGUF/resolve/main/SmolVLM-256M-Base.i1-IQ2_XXS.gguf) | i1-IQ2_XXS | 0.2 |  |