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Qwen3.5 9B locally: the model 'ollama run qwen3.5' actually gives you
Type ollama run qwen3.5 and this is the model you get — the 9B. What it is, how little VRAM it needs, and the cheapest card that runs it well.
Aliteq Team · · 7 min
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Type ollama run qwen3.5 and this is the model you get — the 9B. What it is, how little VRAM it needs, and the cheapest card that runs it well.
Aliteq Team · · 7 min

Qwen3.5 9B and Gemma 4 E4B fit an 8GB card with room for real context. Gemma 4 12B only just fits. Qwen3.8 27B and gpt-oss-20b don't, and Qwen3.8 Flash Next needs 48GB or more of system RAM. Every number below, model by model, re-checked Nov 3, 2026.
Aliteq Team · · 8 min