AI Model Quantization Explained: I Compressed 8 Production Models from 16-bit to 4-bit and Measured Real-World Speed vs Accuracy Tradeoffs
I compressed eight production AI models from 16-bit to 4-bit precision and measured the real-world tradeoffs. This hands-on guide breaks down INT8, INT4, GPTQ, and AWQ quantization methods with actual benchmark data showing speed gains, memory savings, and accuracy impacts across different architectures.