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JetBrains · Released Sep 20, 2026 · observed 26 Oct 2026

Public-source support evidence

Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking

We ran the Q4_K_M GGUF on one Mac; see Hardware notes below. Community MLX weights are available; the architecture is listed in llama.cpp and vLLM.

JetBrains/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking

Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking is a text generation model published by JetBrains on Hugging Face. We have not written a summary yet; see the model card ↗.

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SUPPORT EVIDENCE

Runtime status

llama.cpp

Architecture listed

The model config architecture is listed in this runtime registry. This is family/architecture evidence only; exact checkpoint loading, model-specific configuration, hardware, and generation were not tested.

Checked 2026-10-27 00:08 UTC

Evidence source ↗

Ollama

Unknown

The exact model and runtime-specific sources were checked; no positive model-level evidence was established.

Checked 2026-10-26 23:48 UTC

Version v0.40.11

Checked source ↗

LM Studio

Unknown

The exact model and runtime-specific sources were checked; no positive model-level evidence was established.

Checked 2026-10-27 00:28 UTC

Checked source ↗

MLX / mlx-lm

Upload available

A current public MLX upload with an exact base_model match was observed. Upload availability only; this model was not loaded or hardware-tested.

Checked 2026-10-27 00:08 UTC

Evidence source ↗

vLLM

Architecture listed

The model config architecture is listed in this runtime registry. This is family/architecture evidence only; exact checkpoint loading, model-specific configuration, hardware, and generation were not tested.

Checked 2026-10-27 00:08 UTC

Evidence source ↗

MLX community uploads may target mlx-vlm; an upload observation does not establish mlx-lm compatibility.

MEMORY ESTIMATES

Which file should I grab?

The summary estimate of about 13 GB is the recommended Q4_K_M quant (8.8 GB observed), from file size × 1.2 + 1.5 GB. Each card is the largest observed quant whose estimate fits that capacity.

16 GB capacity estimate

Which file should I grab?

Q6_K_L · 11.8 GB observed · about 16 GB ↗

About 16 GB using file size × 1.2 + 1.5 GB. Fit is an estimate; compatibility, speed, context length and hardware have not been tested.

24 GB capacity estimate

Which file should I grab?

Q8_0 · 12.9 GB observed · about 18 GB ↗

About 18 GB using file size × 1.2 + 1.5 GB. Fit is an estimate; compatibility, speed, context length and hardware have not been tested.

32 GB capacity estimate

Which file should I grab?

BF16 · 24.3 GB observed · about 31 GB ↗

About 31 GB using file size × 1.2 + 1.5 GB. Fit is an estimate; compatibility, speed, context length and hardware have not been tested.

64 GB capacity estimate

Which file should I grab?

BF16 · 24.3 GB observed · about 31 GB ↗

About 31 GB using file size × 1.2 + 1.5 GB. Fit is an estimate; compatibility, speed, context length and hardware have not been tested.

128 GB capacity estimate

Which file should I grab?

BF16 · 24.3 GB observed · about 31 GB ↗

About 31 GB using file size × 1.2 + 1.5 GB. Fit is an estimate; compatibility, speed, context length and hardware have not been tested.

192 GB capacity estimate

Which file should I grab?

BF16 · 24.3 GB observed · about 31 GB ↗

About 31 GB using file size × 1.2 + 1.5 GB. Fit is an estimate; compatibility, speed, context length and hardware have not been tested.

256 GB capacity estimate

Which file should I grab?

BF16 · 24.3 GB observed · about 31 GB ↗

About 31 GB using file size × 1.2 + 1.5 GB. Fit is an estimate; compatibility, speed, context length and hardware have not been tested.

512 GB capacity estimate

Which file should I grab?

BF16 · 24.3 GB observed · about 31 GB ↗

About 31 GB using file size × 1.2 + 1.5 GB. Fit is an estimate; compatibility, speed, context length and hardware have not been tested.

Memory estimates are the observed file size plus fixed headroom (20% plus 1.5 GB runtime allowance); real needs also depend on context length, KV cache and runtime settings. Fit is an estimate; it does not establish runtime compatibility, speed, context length, or hardware performance. Text-weights-only estimates do not include a projector or total vision memory where unknown.

Terms: a quant is a lower-precision version of the weights; GGUF is a file format used by llama.cpp and compatible apps; MLX targets Apple silicon; vLLM is a model-serving engine for NVIDIA GPUs; the KV cache is stored attention state that grows with context length. Terms explained ↗

OBSERVED FILES

Quant uploads

Sizes and file groups come from the listed uploader repositories. A size is marked as an estimated fit only for a complete observed GGUF quant group.

UploaderFormat & quantObserved sizeEstimated fitFiles
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · IQ2_M5.4 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · IQ3_M7.2 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · IQ3_XS6.3 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · IQ3_XXS6.3 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · IQ4_NL7.7 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · IQ4_XS7.0 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · Q2_K5.5 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · Q3_K_L7.1 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · Q3_K_M6.7 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · Q3_K_S6.1 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · Q4_07.0 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · Q4_17.7 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · Q4_K_L9.2 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · Q4_K_M8.8 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · Q4_K_S7.9 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · Q5_K_M10.0 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · Q5_K_S9.0 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · Q6_K11.5 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · Q6_K_L11.8 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · Q6_K_S11.1 GB16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · Q8_012.9 GB24 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
bartowskibartowski/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026GGUF · BF1624.3 GB32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, 192 GB, 256 GB, 512 GBEstimate only; requires the complete GGUF quant group.
1 file
Complete observed GGUF quant file.
mlx-communitymlx-community/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-6bit ↗Observed 27 Oct 2026MLX · Quant unknownSize unknownUnknownUnknown: completeness or a complete GGUF quant group was not verified.
2 files
Observed weight file metadata; completeness unavailable without index/config verification.

CURATED TRACKING

Known issues

No curated issues verified for this snapshot. An empty list does not mean there are no bugs.

HARDWARE NOTES

We ran it on a Mac

We ran the Q4_K_M GGUF (8.07 GB, JetBrains/Mellum2.1-12B-A2.5B-Thinking-GGUF) on an Apple M4 Max Mac, 128 GiB unified memory, macOS 27.0.1, Metal with llama.cpp b11912 (upstream, 961c376) on 26 Oct 2026.

Decode: 155.2 tok/s on a short prompt, 151.0 tok/s on a long prompt (medians of 3 runs).

Peak memory: 8.38 GiB (llama-server footprint).

llama-bench: pp512 2,396.7 tok/s, tg128 157.8 tok/s.

Answer checks: 3 of 4 prompts passed (quick pass/fail sanity checks, not a quality benchmark).

Thinking off (enable_thinking=false), so these are no-think chat numbers for a model built for thinking.

One machine, one run set: temperature 0, 8K context, 1 warm-up plus 3 runs per prompt. Short prompt is 24 tokens; long prompt is 1,484 tokens (each model counts with its own tokenizer). Weights were loaded from an external USB drive with mmap off; load time is not published for this run. Your speed will differ with hardware, context length and settings.

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