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layerprecision

confirmedPython · CPUInference & servingJuly 6, 2026

the question

Does a quantized model protect some layers more than others?

what came out

Yes, deliberately -- not random. Q4_K_M runs two precision tiers and puts exactly 50% of layers at the higher one (14/28 on the 1.5B, 12/24 on the 0.5B), protecting the front through to the back. The edge behavior is size-dependent: the 1.5B protects its last layer, the 0.5B doesn't. Both pre-registered predictions held.

method & receipts

  • Result: confirmed
  • Pre-registered the prediction was written down and committed before the run.
  • Reproducible one script re-runs the whole thing from scratch.
  • Independently reviewed an adversarial review pass, kept in the repo.
  • Machine-readable claims every reported number, in a checkable file.
  • Tested — a correctness/benchmark suite ships alongside the code.

→ read the code and re-run it

github.com/v-code01/layerprecision