Instructions to use geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

How to use geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF with llama.cpp:

Install (macOS, Linux)

curl -LsSf https://llama.app/install.sh | sh
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Use pre-built binary

# Download pre-built binary from:
# https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./llama-server -hf geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Build from source code

git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git
cd llama.cpp
cmake -B build
cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./build/bin/llama-server -hf geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Ollama
How to use geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
```

Unsloth Studio

How to use geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF with Unsloth Studio:

Install Unsloth Studio (macOS, Linux, WSL)

curl -fsSL https://unsloth.ai/install.sh | sh
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF to start chatting

Install Unsloth Studio (Windows)

irm https://unsloth.ai/install.ps1 | iex
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF to start chatting

Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth

# No setup required
# Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser
# Search for geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF to start chatting

Docker Model Runner
How to use geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
```

Lemonade

How to use geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull geoffmunn/Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF-Q4_K_M

List all available models

lemonade list

Atomic Chat

Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B-GGUF

This is a GGUF-quantized version of Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B, a safety-aligned generative model from Alibaba's Qwen team.

Unlike standard LLMs, this model is fine-tuned to refuse harmful requests by design, making it ideal for applications where content safety is critical.

⚠️ This is a generative model with built-in safety constraints, not a classifier like Qwen3Guard-Stream-4B.

🛡 What Is Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B?

It’s a helpful yet harmless assistant trained to:

Respond helpfully to safe queries
Politely decline unsafe ones (e.g., illegal acts, self-harm)
Avoid generating toxic, violent, or deceptive content
Maintain factual consistency while being cautious

Perfect for:

Educational chatbots
Customer service agents
Mental health support tools
Moderated community bots

🔗 Relationship to Other Safety Models

This model complements other Qwen3 safety tools:

Model	Role	Best For
Qwen3Guard-Stream-4B	⚡ Input filter	Real-time moderation of user input
Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B	🧠 Safe generator	Generating non-toxic responses
Qwen3-4B-SafeRL	🛡️ Fully aligned agent	Multi-turn ethical conversations via RLHF

Recommended Architecture

User Input
    ↓
[Optional: Qwen3Guard-Stream-4B] ← optional pre-filter
    ↓
[Qwen3Guard-Gen-4B]
    ↓
Safe Response

You can run this model standalone or behind a streaming guard for maximum protection.

Available Quantizations

Level	Size	RAM Usage	Use Case
Q2_K	~1.8 GB	~2.0 GB	Only on weak hardware
Q3_K_S	~2.1 GB	~2.3 GB	Minimal viability
Q4_K_M	~2.8 GB	~3.0 GB	✅ Balanced choice
Q5_K_M	~3.1 GB	~3.3 GB	✅✅ Highest quality
Q6_K	~3.5 GB	~3.8 GB	Near-FP16 fidelity
Q8_0	~4.5 GB	~5.0 GB	Maximum accuracy

💡 Recommendation: Use Q5_K_M for best balance of safety reliability and response quality.

Tools That Support It

LM Studio – load and test locally
OpenWebUI – deploy with RAG and tools
GPT4All – private, offline AI
Directly via llama.cpp, Ollama, or TGI

Author

👤 Geoff Munn (@geoffmunn)
🔗 Hugging Face Profile

Disclaimer

Community conversion for local inference. Not affiliated with Alibaba Cloud.

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