Activation-aware weight quantization for 4-bit LLM compression with 3x speedup and minimal accuracy loss. Use when deploying large models (7B-70B) on limited GPU memory, when you need faster inference than GPTQ with better accuracy preservation, or for instruction-tuned and multimodal models. MLSys 2024 Best Paper Award winner.
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Excellent skill for AWQ quantization with comprehensive coverage of when to use it, detailed code examples, and clear comparisons to alternatives. The description and SKILL.md provide strong decision criteria (GPU types, accuracy requirements, use cases). Task knowledge is thorough with multiple kernel backends, integration patterns (vLLM, Transformers), calibration options, and troubleshooting. Structure is clean with logical flow from quick start to advanced topics. Novelty is moderate-to-good: while quantization is a known technique, AWQ's activation-aware approach with specific kernel optimizations and deployment patterns provides meaningful value over basic CLI operations, especially for production deployment decisions and multi-backend configuration. The skill effectively consolidates fragmented documentation across autoawq, transformers, and vLLM ecosystems.
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