NousResearch Hermes 4 14B needs ~14.6 GB VRAM. RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 32GB has 32.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~88 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
88.1 tok/s
TTFT
2197 ms
Safe context
186K
Memory
14.6 GB / 32.0 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 | 88.1 tok/s | 1198 ms | 186K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 88.1 tok/s | 2197 ms | 186K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 88.1 tok/s | 3195 ms | 186K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 88.1 tok/s | 2596 ms | 186K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 88.1 tok/s | 3994 ms | 186K |
How NousResearch Hermes 4 14B (14B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 32GB (32.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 5.5 GB | Low | C44 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 6.9 GB | Low | C44 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 7.8 GB | Medium | C45 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 8.5 GB | Medium | C45 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 10.1 GB | High | C46 |
Q6_K | 6 | 11.5 GB | High | C46 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 15.0 GB | Very High | C48 |
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 PRO 4500 Blackwell 32GB can run NousResearch Hermes 4 14B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 88.1 tok/s.
NousResearch Hermes 4 14B (14B parameters) requires approximately 14.6 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 PRO 4500 Blackwell 32GB, NousResearch Hermes 4 14B achieves approximately 88.1 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2197ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, NousResearch Hermes 4 14B on RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 32GB receives a C grade with 88.1 tok/s and 186K context.
On RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 32GB, NousResearch Hermes 4 14B can safely use up to 186K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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