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⇱ Can Yi Coder 9B Chat Run on NVIDIA T4 16GB? YES (9.3/16.0GB)


Can Yi Coder 9B Chat run on NVIDIA T4 16GB?

YES — Runs Great

C52Usable
Estimated from fit model

Yi Coder 9B Chat needs ~9.3 GB VRAM. NVIDIA T4 16GB has 16.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~38 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: LowStack: BasicBottleneck: Balanced
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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) — 9.3 GB, 37.9 tok/s, Runs well
9.3 GB required16.0 GB available
58% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

37.9 tok/s

TTFT

5110 ms

Safe context

117K

Memory

9.3 GB / 16.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights5.5 GB
KV Cache1.1 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom1.6 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsYi Coder 9B Chat on NVIDIA T4 16GB
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: 37.9 tok/s decode · 5.1s TTFT (warm) · 95 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

Older PCIe generation

PCIe 3.0 is workable, but it compounds the penalty when you offload heavily or try to scale across multiple cards.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatCRuns well37.9 tok/s2787 ms117K
CodingCRuns well37.9 tok/s5110 ms117K
Agentic CodingCRuns well37.9 tok/s7433 ms117K
ReasoningCRuns well37.9 tok/s6039 ms117K
RAGCRuns well37.9 tok/s9291 ms117K

Quantization options

How Yi Coder 9B Chat (9B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA T4 16GB (16.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
3.5 GB
LowC47
Q3_K_S
3
4.4 GB
LowC48
NVFP4
4
5.0 GB
MediumC49
Q4_K_M
4
5.5 GB
MediumC49
Q5_K_M
5
6.5 GB
HighC50
Q6_K
6
7.4 GB
HighC51
Q8_0Best for your GPU
8
9.6 GB
Very HighC51
F16
16
18.5 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Yi Coder 9B Chat on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-maziyarpanahi--yi-coder-9b-chat-gguf && lms server start

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs Yi Coder 9B Chat well

RX 7900 XT 20GBBest value
20 GB VRAM (+4)800 GB/s (+480)
C
Raises estimated decode speed by about 131%.87.4 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 131%.

Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.

~$899 MSRP

👁 NVIDIA
RTX A4500 20GBBudget pick
20 GB VRAM (+4)640 GB/s (+320)
C
Raises estimated decode speed by about 140%.90.9 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 140%.

Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.

~$2,000 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

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