NousResearch Hermes 4 14B needs ~19.4 GB VRAM. NVIDIA A800 80GB has 80.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~177 tok/s.
Operating mode
Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.
Current mode
Balanced
Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.
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Fit status
Runs well
Decode
176.7 tok/s
TTFT
1095 ms
Safe context
607K
Memory
19.4 GB / 80.0 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
No major red flags
This recommendation has enough memory headroom and acceptable estimated speed for the selected workload.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | C | Runs well | 176.7 tok/s | 598 ms | 607K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 176.7 tok/s | 1095 ms | 607K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 176.7 tok/s | 1593 ms | 607K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 176.7 tok/s | 1295 ms | 607K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 176.7 tok/s | 1992 ms | 607K |
How NousResearch Hermes 4 14B (14B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA A800 80GB (80.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 5.5 GB | Low | D40 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 6.9 GB | Low | D40 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 7.8 GB | Medium | D40 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 8.5 GB | Medium | D40 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 10.1 GB | High | C40 |
Q6_K | 6 | 11.5 GB | High | C40 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 15.0 GB | Very High | C41 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 28.7 GB | Maximum | C43 |
Copy-paste commands to run NousResearch Hermes 4 14B on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-bartowski--nousresearch-hermes-4-14b-gguf && lms server startYes, NVIDIA A800 80GB can run NousResearch Hermes 4 14B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 176.7 tok/s.
NousResearch Hermes 4 14B (14B parameters) requires approximately 19.4 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for NousResearch Hermes 4 14B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On NVIDIA A800 80GB, NousResearch Hermes 4 14B achieves approximately 176.7 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 1095ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, NousResearch Hermes 4 14B on NVIDIA A800 80GB receives a C grade with 176.7 tok/s and 607K context.
On NVIDIA A800 80GB, NousResearch Hermes 4 14B can safely use up to 607K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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