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+language:
+- en
+license: apache-2.0
+base_model:
+- kai-os/Carnice-9b
+tags:
+- qwen3.5
+- deltanet
+- hipfire
+- rdna
+- amd
+- hermes
+- tool-use
+pipeline_tag: text-generation
+---
+
+# Carnice-9B — hipfire quantized
+
+[kai-os/Carnice-9b](https://huggingface.co/kai-os/Carnice-9b) quantized for [hipfire](https://github.com/Kaden-Schutt/hipfire), a Rust-native inference engine for AMD RDNA GPUs.
+
+Carnice is a Hermes tool-use finetune of Qwen3.5-9B with browser, terminal, and reasoning capabilities.
+
+## Files
+
+| File | Quant | Size | Speed (5700 XT) | Notes |
+|------|-------|------|-----------------|-------|
+| `carnice-9b.hf4` | HF4 (4-bit) | 4.5 GB | ~41 tok/s | Faster, fits 8GB VRAM |
+| `carnice-9b.hf6` | HF6 (6-bit) | 6.9 GB | ~32 tok/s | Better quality, needs 8GB |
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+# Install hipfire
+curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Kaden-Schutt/hipfire/master/scripts/install.sh | bash
+
+# Pull and run
+hipfire pull carnice:9b        # HF4 (default)
+hipfire pull carnice:9b-hf6    # HF6 (higher quality)
+hipfire run carnice:9b
+```
+
+## About
+
+Carnice uses the Hermes chat template with `<tool_call>` XML tags for function calling. hipfire passes these through as regular tokens — the model generates tool calls naturally within the ChatML format.
+
+Same DeltaNet hybrid architecture as base Qwen3.5. JIT-compiles for any AMD GPU (RDNA 1-4, APUs).
+
+## License
+
+Apache 2.0