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Qwen3.8-40B-Ultimate

by David Belton DavidAU/Qwen3.8-40B-Ultimate

Qwen3.8-40B-Ultimate is a model for image and text to text from David Belton, released under Apache License 2.0 (access requested at publisher). It has 40B parameters. At 16-bit it needs about 95.9 GB of GPU memory, which fits on 1x MI300X from $1.85 an hour, at the lowest prices in the SAVRN Index.

Parameters40B
Context—
Weights—
Licenseapache-2.0
AccessAccess requested at publisher
Monthly Downloads—

Runs On

What it takes to serve Qwen3.8-40B-Ultimate (40B parameters): the memory its weights need at each precision, and the cheapest way to rent enough data-center GPUs to hold them.

PrecisionWeightsMemory neededCheapest setupPer hourAlso fits
16-bit 79.9 GB 95.9 GB 1x MI300X (192 GB)
Vultr
$1.85 1x MI325X $2.00 · 1x MI355X $2.59
8-bit 40.0 GB 47.9 GB 1x MI300X (192 GB)
Vultr
$1.85 1x H100 $1.99 · 1x MI325X $2.00
4-bit 20.0 GB 24.0 GB 1x MI300X (192 GB)
Vultr
$1.85 1x H100 $1.99 · 1x MI325X $2.00

Memory is the weights at that precision plus 20% for the runtime and a short context; a long context needs more. Prices are the lowest on-demand hourly rates in the SAVRN Index, read Oct 22, 2026.

Qwen3.8-40B-Ultimate on every accelerator the SAVRN Index prices, at every precision

Model Card

Identity and Version

Repository
DavidAU/Qwen3.8-40B-Ultimate
Publisher
David Belton
Task
Image and text to text
Modality
Image and text
Library
transformers
Parameters
40B parameters
Languages
en
Revision
75849eab76d6af15786cc3f64f08af4888c7830d
First published
2026-10-22
Last updated
2026-10-22

License and Download

License
apache-2.0
Access
Access requested at publisher
Request access from David Belton

David Belton grants access through its official repository on Hugging Face. Read the license.

Built From

  • Derived from Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
  • Trained on (disclosed) DavidAU/F451-STRICT-Datasets
  • Trained on (disclosed) DavidAU/Polar-STRICT-Datasets

Memory Requirements

PrecisionWeights in memory
16-bit79.9 GB
8-bit40.0 GB
4-bit20.0 GB

Weights only, from the published parameter count; the key-value cache and runtime add to this.

Questions About Qwen3.8-40B-Ultimate

How much GPU memory does Qwen3.8-40B-Ultimate need?

About 95.9 GB at 16-bit and 24 GB at 4-bit: the weights (40B parameters) plus a working margin. A long context needs more.

What is the cheapest GPU to run Qwen3.8-40B-Ultimate on?

At 16-bit, 1x MI300X from $1.85 an hour; at 4-bit, 1x MI300X from $1.85 an hour, at the lowest on-demand prices the SAVRN Index lists.

Can I use Qwen3.8-40B-Ultimate commercially?

Yes. Qwen3.8-40B-Ultimate is released under Apache License 2.0. The Apache License 2.0 is a permissive open-source license. It permits commercial use, modification and redistribution. It requires keeping the license and copyright notices and any NOTICE file, stating significant changes, and it includes an express patent grant from contributors.

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