NousResearch Hermes 4 14B needs ~15.9 GB VRAM. NVIDIA L20 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~78 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
77.5 tok/s
TTFT
2497 ms
Safe context
329K
Memory
15.9 GB / 48.0 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 | 77.5 tok/s | 1362 ms | 329K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 77.5 tok/s | 2497 ms | 329K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 77.5 tok/s | 3631 ms | 329K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 77.5 tok/s | 2950 ms | 329K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 77.5 tok/s | 4539 ms | 329K |
How NousResearch Hermes 4 14B (14B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA L20 48GB (48.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 5.5 GB | Low | C42 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 6.9 GB | Low | C42 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 7.8 GB | Medium | C42 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 8.5 GB | Medium | C42 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 10.1 GB | High | C43 |
Q6_K | 6 | 11.5 GB | High | C43 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 15.0 GB | Very High | C44 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 28.7 GB | Maximum | C48 |
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 L20 48GB can run NousResearch Hermes 4 14B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 77.5 tok/s.
NousResearch Hermes 4 14B (14B parameters) requires approximately 15.9 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 L20 48GB, NousResearch Hermes 4 14B achieves approximately 77.5 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2497ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, NousResearch Hermes 4 14B on NVIDIA L20 48GB receives a C grade with 77.5 tok/s and 329K context.
On NVIDIA L20 48GB, NousResearch Hermes 4 14B can safely use up to 329K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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