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Model weight size calculator

Estimate theoretical weight-only storage from model parameter count and bit width. Results do not represent runtime VRAM requirements.

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Theoretical weight-only floor16.30 GiB

17.50 GB

35 × 10⁹ × 4 ÷ 8 bytes

This does not tell you whether a model will run

This estimate only computes parameter count × bit width ÷ 8. Quantisation metadata changes the file size, while runtime also needs a KV cache, compute buffers, framework overhead and system headroom. Architectures such as MoE can further change memory needs depending on where weights are placed.

GB uses decimal bytes (10⁹); GiB uses binary bytes (2³⁰). This is a rough planning aid, not a measurement or a fit guarantee.

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