Nex-N2 mini — VRAM, Speed & Local Setup

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 8 września 2026

Model libraryNex-N2 → Nex-N2 mini

35B total, 3B active, Apache 2.0 — 21.9 GB of weights at Q4_K_M and 23.8 GB with an 8K context, so it lands tight on a 24 GB card and clears a 32 GB one. Scores 74.4 on SWE-bench Verified and 60.7 on Terminal-Bench 2.1, which puts a genuinely agentic model inside consumer memory. Sparsity is the whole trick: VRAM is charged on all 35B, decode speed on just 3B.

Nex-N2 mini needs about 22 GB of VRAM at Q4_K_M — quantized weights plus framework overhead, before any KV cache. On Apple Silicon that figure comes out of unified memory.

Specifications

Parameters35 Billion (3B active)
Context window262,144
ArchitectureMixture-of-Experts (Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-Base post-train)
ProviderNex-AGI
LicenceApache 2.0
Specified atQ4_K_M
System RAM32 GB
Record updated2026-09-08

Licence

Apache-2.0commercial use permitted. Commercial use permitted. No usage restrictions beyond attribution.

VRAM and Speed by Quantization

Modelled on a reference NVIDIA RTX 4090 (24 GB), with no KV cache (this record has no published architecture). Speed figures are ESTIMATES from the memory-bandwidth roofline described on the methodology page, not benchmarks we ran — rows marked measured come from published or reader-submitted runs. VRAM here includes the KV cache, so it reads higher than the headline figure above, which does not.

QuantWeightsVRAM neededEst. speedFit on 24 GB
Q2_K11.5 GB12.3 GB~209 tok/s (est.)Fits comfortably
Q3_K_M14.9 GB15.7 GB~193 tok/s (est.)Fits comfortably
Q4_K_M21.1 GB21.9 GB~170 tok/s (est.)Tight fit
Q5_K_M24.8 GB25.6 GB~24 tok/s (est.)Offloads to system RAM (slow)
Q6_K28.7 GB29.5 GB~22 tok/s (est.)Offloads to system RAM (slow)
Q8_037.2 GB38.0 GB~19 tok/s (est.)Offloads to system RAM (slow)
F1670.0 GB70.8 GBWon't fit

Want the memory numbers alone, at every quantization level and your own context length? Use the Nex-N2 mini VRAM calculator.

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Recommended GPU

The cheapest catalogued GPU that runs Nex-N2 mini is the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24 GB).

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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB
24 GB VRAM · 355 W board power
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How to Run Nex-N2 mini

Install Ollama, then run:

ollama run nex-n2

Weights on Hugging Face: nex-agi/Nex-N2-mini.

Best for: agentic tasks, coding, consumer gpu, software engineering.

Can I Run Nex-N2 mini on My GPU?

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Nex-N2 mini — Frequently Asked Questions

How much VRAM does Nex-N2 mini need?
About 22 GB at Q4_K_M — quantized weights plus framework overhead, before any KV cache. The cache grows with context length and is added on top; the table above folds it in. Apple Silicon counts unified memory toward the same figure.
Does Nex-N2 mini run on an RTX 4090 (24 GB)?
Yes. Nex-N2 mini needs about 22 GB at Q4_K_M, inside a 24 GB card, at an estimated 170 tokens/sec.
How do I run Nex-N2 mini locally?
Install Ollama and run `ollama run nex-n2`. That pulls the weights and starts a local OpenAI-compatible endpoint; after the download nothing leaves the machine.
What other sizes does Nex-N2 come in?
Nex-N2 mini (22 GB), Nex-N2 Pro (240 GB). Every size shares the family's training and licence; the larger ones score higher and need proportionally more memory.

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