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September 27, 2026

Quantized AI models just got a second front door: transformers now runs GGUF checkpoints

Hugging Face's transformers library can now load GGUF quantized checkpoints, the compressed files that power Ollama and LM Studio. Here is what quantization is, why the September 22, 2026 announcement matters for running AI on your own machine, and where the caveats are.

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By Kelly Intelligence
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Quantized AI models just got a second front door: transformers now runs GGUF checkpoints