Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-OpenVINO-INT4 (Platinum Series)

This repository contains the Platinum Series OpenVINO INT4 release of Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct. This export leverages Mixed-Precision Weight Compression and Data-Free AWQ to maintain the massive 128k context window while significantly reducing the memory footprint for edge deployment.

💎 Optimization Details

Based on our NNCF (Neural Network Compression Framework) diagnostic:

• Mixed-Precision Strategy: 70% (156/224) of ratio-defining parameters are compressed to INT4_ASYM (group size 64) for maximum speed.
• Accuracy Preservation: 30% (68/224) of parameters remain in INT8_ASYM (per-channel) to protect critical attention and normalization layers.
• AWQ Calibration: Applied data-free AWQ to minimize quantization error across 32 key blocks.

🐍 Python Inference (OpenVINO GenAI)

from openvino_genai import LLMPipeline

# Load the Platinum Engine
pipe = LLMPipeline("Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-OpenVINO-INT4", "CPU")

# 128k context ready for 2026 RBI Directions
print(pipe.generate("Analyze the 2026 RBI Internal Ombudsman Directions.", max_new_tokens=512))

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💻 C# / .NET Users (OpenVINO.GenAI.CSharp)

This collection is fully compatible with .NET applications via the OpenVINO.GenAI C# API, ideal for integrating into corporate tools.

using OpenVino.GenAI;

// Initialize the Platinum Engine
var pipeline = new LLMPipeline("Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-OpenVINO-INT4", "CPU");

// Generate reasoning for Indian Finance
var result = pipeline.Generate("Explain the 2026 RBI regulatory framework.", max_new_tokens: 512);
Console.WriteLine(result);

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🏗️ Technical Forge

• Optimization Tool: optimum-cli / NNCF (2026-03-29)
• Bitwidth Distribution: 70% INT4 / 30% INT8 Mixed-Precision
• Calibration: Data-Free AWQ (32 steps)
• Workstation: Dual-GPU (NVIDIA RTX 3090 24GB + RTX A4000 16GB)
• Infrastructure: S: NVMe Scratch / K: 12TB Warehouse

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Connect with the architect: Abhishek Jaiswal on LinkedIn