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[WIP] Add support for tq2_0 inference in quant application
Add TQ2_0 quantization support to whisper.cpp
Jan 11, 2026
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GGML supports TQ2_0 quantization but the whisper.cpp quantize tool and model loader did not expose it.
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ggml/include/ggml.h
GGML_FTYPE_MOSTLY_TQ2_0 = 26enum valueexamples/common-ggml.cpp
"tq2_0"string toGGML_FTYPE_MOSTLY_TQ2_0't'prefix inggml_parse_ftype()(alongside existing'q')GGML_FTYPE_MOSTLY_TQ2_0→GGML_TYPE_TQ2_0mappingGGML_TYPE_TQ2_0to supported quantization typesggml/src/ggml.c
GGML_FTYPE_MOSTLY_TQ2_0case toggml_ftype_to_ggml_type()Usage
./build/bin/quantize model-f32.bin model-tq2_0.bin tq2_0 # or ./build/bin/quantize model-f32.bin model-tq2_0.bin 26Original prompt
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