NousResearch Hermes 4 14B needs ~13.8 GB VRAM. RTX A5500 24GB has 24.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~70 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
70.1 tok/s
TTFT
2760 ms
Safe context
116K
Memory
13.8 GB / 24.0 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 | 70.1 tok/s | 1505 ms | 116K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 70.1 tok/s | 2760 ms | 116K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 70.1 tok/s | 4015 ms | 116K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 70.1 tok/s | 3262 ms | 116K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 70.1 tok/s | 5018 ms | 116K |
How NousResearch Hermes 4 14B (14B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX A5500 24GB (24.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 5.5 GB | Low | C46 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 6.9 GB | Low | C46 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 7.8 GB | Medium | C47 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 8.5 GB | Medium | C47 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 10.1 GB | High | C49 |
Q6_K | 6 | 11.5 GB | High | C49 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 15.0 GB | Very High | C50 |
F16 | 16 | 28.7 GB | Maximum | F0 |
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, RTX A5500 24GB can run NousResearch Hermes 4 14B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 70.1 tok/s.
NousResearch Hermes 4 14B (14B parameters) requires approximately 13.8 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 RTX A5500 24GB, NousResearch Hermes 4 14B achieves approximately 70.1 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2760ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, NousResearch Hermes 4 14B on RTX A5500 24GB receives a C grade with 70.1 tok/s and 116K context.
On RTX A5500 24GB, NousResearch Hermes 4 14B can safely use up to 116K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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