Can GPT-OSS 120B run on H100 NVL 188GB?

YES — Runs Great

S93Excellent

○Estimated from fit model

GPT-OSS 120B needs ~96.0 GB VRAM. H100 NVL 188GB has 188.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~89 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: StandardBottleneck: Balanced

Operating mode

Choose the run profile you care about

Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.

Current mode

Balanced

Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.

Capabilities:

Select quantization to explore

Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 96.0 GB, 96.3 tok/s, Runs well

96.0 GB required188.0 GB available

51% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

96.3 tok/s

TTFT

2011 ms

Safe context

131K

Memory

96.0 GB / 188.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights71.4 GB

KV Cache4.9 GB

Runtime0.9 GB

Headroom18.8 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsGPT-OSS 120B on H100 NVL 188GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Write a Python function to sort a list
Here's a Python function that sorts a list using quicksort:

def quicksort(arr):
 if len(arr) <= 1:
 return arr
 pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2]
 left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot]
 middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot]
 right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot]
 return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right)

# Example usage
numbers = [3, 6, 8, 10, 1, 2, 1]
print(quicksort(numbers)) # [1, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10]

The algorithm picks a pivot, partitions the list into smaller, equal, and larger elements, then recursively sorts each partition and concatenates the results.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>Now add type hints and a docstring
def quicksort(arr: list[int]) -> list[int]:
 """Sort a list using the quicksort algorithm.

 Args:
 arr: List of integers to sort.

 Returns:
 A new sorted list.
 """
 if len(arr) <= 1:
 return arr
 pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2]
 left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot]
 middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot]
 right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot]
 return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right)

Added type hints for the input and return type, plus a Google-style docstring.
Estimated: 96.3 tok/s decode · 2.0s TTFT (warm) · 241 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

No major red flags

This recommendation has enough memory headroom and acceptable estimated speed for the selected workload.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Chat	S	Runs well	88.5 tok/s	1193 ms	131K
Coding	S	Runs well	88.5 tok/s	2187 ms	131K
Agentic Coding	S	Runs well	96.3 tok/s	2925 ms	131K
Reasoning	S	Runs well	96.3 tok/s	2377 ms	131K
RAG	S	Runs well	96.3 tok/s	3656 ms	131K

Quantization options

How GPT-OSS 120B (117B params) fits at each quantization level on H100 NVL 188GB (188.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	45.6 GB	Low	A81
Q3_K_S	3	57.3 GB	Low	A83
NVFP4	4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run GPT-OSS 120B on your machine.

Run

ollama run gpt-oss:120b

Your hardware

More models your H100 NVL 188GB can run

Model	Params	Grade	Decode	Capabilities
👁 Mistral Devstral 2 123B Instruct	123B	S	91.6 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3.5 122B A10B	122B	S

Frequently asked questions

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URL: https://willitrunai.com/can-run/gpt-oss-120b-on-h100-nvl-188gb

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