How much VRAM does Command A 111B need?

Command A 111B (111B parameters) requires approximately 95.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Command A 111B?

The recommended quantization for Command A 111B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Can it run?

Yes, NVIDIA A800 80GB can run Command A 111B with a D grade (Very compromised). Expected decode speed: 17.7 tok/s.

DPoor

Very compromised

Using Q4_K_M in vLLM

Capabilities:

Fit status

Very compromised

Decode

17.7 tok/s

TTFT

10910 ms

Safe context

13K

Memory

95.5 GB / 80.0 GB

Offload

20%

Weights67.7 GB

KV Cache17.3 GB

Runtime2.4 GB

Headroom8.0 GB

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	F	Too heavy	20.6 tok/s	13686 ms	23K
Chat	D	Very compromised	19.2 tok/s	5497 ms	7K
Coding	D	Very compromised	17.7 tok/s	10910 ms	13K
RAG	F	Too heavy	20.6 tok/s	17107 ms	23K
Reasoning	D	Very compromised	17.7 tok/s	12894 ms	13K

How Command A 111B (111B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA A800 80GB (80.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	43.3 GB	Low	C41
Q3_K_SBest for your GPU	3	54.4 GB	Low	C44

Ollama

ollama run command-a-111b

HuggingFace

huggingface-cli download command-a-111b

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