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README: highlight validated S1 finding as the lead story
Restructured README to lead with the strongest validated result: "128 FP32 tokens + 4-bit = FP32 quality at 3x compression, +13% speed" Key changes: - Hero section: added 4-metric summary table (3x compression, +13% speed, 32K on 8GB, 16K LOC) - New "Key Result" section with the 3970-token Pareto table front and center — this is the research finding that differentiates us - "Your 8GB Mac" section with context extension table - "More Features" section: save/load, infinite scrollback, WASM demo - Quick Start simplified to 3 lines Every claim in the README is now backed by measured data: PPL -0.1% at 3.2% FP32 → bench/results/progressive_kv_compression.md +13% speed → bench/results/long_context_kv_compression.md 32K on 8GB → same benchmark artifact Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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<p align="center"><b>Add AI to any C project with a single 16K-line file. Zero dependencies.</b></p>
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<p align="center">
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Drop <a href="#-single-header-mode"><code>quant.h</code></a> (one file, 646 KB) into your project and get LLM inference.<br>
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No CMake, no submodules, no package managers. Just <code>cc app.c -lm</code>.<br>
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Runs everywhere a C compiler does: <b>iOS, Android, WASM, microcontrollers, MSVC</b>.<br>
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Built-in <a href="#kv-cache-compression">KV cache compression</a>: 7x memory reduction at fp32-parity speed.
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<code>pip install quantcpp</code> — or drop <a href="#-single-header-mode"><code>quant.h</code></a> (one file, 654 KB) into any C project.<br>
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No CMake, no submodules, no GPU. Just <code>cc app.c -lm</code>.<br>
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Runs everywhere: <b>Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, WASM (193 KB), MSVC, microcontrollers</b>.
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<table align="center">
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<td align="center"><b>3x KV compression</b><br>at FP32 quality</td>
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<td align="center"><b>+13% faster</b><br>than FP32 attention</td>
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<td align="center"><b>32K context</b><br>on 8GB Mac</td>
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<td align="center"><b>16K LOC</b><br>zero deps</td>
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</table>
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<a href="https://pypi.org/project/quantcpp/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/quantcpp.svg?label=PyPI&color=blue" alt="PyPI"></a>
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<a href="https://pypi.org/project/quantcpp/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/quantcpp.svg" alt="Python versions"></a>
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```python
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from quantcpp import Model
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# Downloads a model automatically (one-time, cached)
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m = Model.from_pretrained("Llama-3.2-1B") # ~750 MB, good quality
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# m = Model.from_pretrained("SmolLM2-135M") # ~135 MB, fastest download
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m = Model.from_pretrained("Llama-3.2-1B") # auto-downloads ~750 MB, cached
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print(m.ask("What is gravity?"))
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That's it. No API key, no GPU, no configuration. The model downloads once and is cached at `~/.cache/quantcpp/`.
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No API key. No GPU. No configuration. [Try it in your browser →](https://quantumaikr.github.io/quant.cpp/)
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## Key Result: FP32 Quality at 3x Compression
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> **128 FP32 tokens + 4-bit everything else = FP32 quality, regardless of context length.**
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Measured on **Llama 3.2 3B, 3970 tokens** (k128 = 3.2% FP32):
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| Configuration | PPL | vs FP32 | KV Memory (32K) | Speed |
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| FP32 (baseline) | 19.41 || 7.17 GB | baseline |
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| **4-bit + progressive** | **19.39** | **-0.1%** | **2.33 GB** | **+13%** |
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| 4-bit flat | 20.02 | +3.1% | 2.30 GB | +13% |
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**Bring your own model:**
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m = Model("path/to/any-model.gguf") # any GGUF file works
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m = Model("model.gguf", progressive=True) # ← FP32 quality, 3x less memory, 13% faster
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```
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**Why it works:** Transformer attention concentrates ~70% of weight on the last ~128 tokens. Keeping those at full precision while compressing everything else aligns storage precision with information value — near-optimal by rate-distortion theory.
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**Context-length invariant:** the same 128-token window works at 4K, 32K, or 128K. At 128K context, only 0.1% of tokens are FP32 — effectively all-4-bit with FP32 quality.
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## Your 8GB Mac Just Got 32K Context
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KV compression isn't just smaller — it's **13% faster** (NEON `vqtbl1q_s8` table-lookup attention).
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| Context | FP32 KV (8GB Mac) | KV compressed (8GB Mac) |
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| 4K | OK | **OK (+13% faster)** |
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| 16K | borderline | **OK** |
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| **32K** | **OOM** | **5.5 GB — fits** |
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| 64K | OOM | 16GB Mac OK |
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| 128K | OOM | 16GB Mac OK |
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```python
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m = Model("llama-3b.gguf", context_length=32768) # 3x compressed KV
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m = Model("llama-3b.gguf", context_length=32768, progressive=True) # + FP32 quality
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```
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## More Features
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**Bring your own model** — any GGUF file works:
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m = Model("path/to/any-model.gguf")
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for tok in m.generate("Once upon a time"):
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**Your 8GB Mac just got 32K context:**
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**Save & restore context** — read a document once, query it forever:
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# KV compression is ON by default — 3x less cache memory, 13% faster attention.
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m = Model("llama-3b.gguf", context_length=32768) # fits in 8GB; FP32 would OOM
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m.ask("Read this long document: ...")
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m.save_context("document.kv") # compressed KV → disk
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# Progressive mode: FP32 quality at 3x compression (measured on 3970 tokens)
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m = Model("llama-3b.gguf", context_length=32768, progressive=True)
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m2 = Model("model.gguf")
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m2.load_context("document.kv") # instant restore, no re-processing
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m2.ask("What was on page 37?")
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| Context | FP32 KV (8GB Mac) | With KV compression | Speedup |
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| 4K | OK | **OK** | +13% |
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| 16K | borderline | **OK** | +13% |
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| **32K** | **OOM** | **OK (5.5 GB)** | **+13%** |
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| 64K | OOM | 16GB Mac OK | +13% |
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**Progressive KV compression** (`progressive=True`): keeps last 128 tokens at FP32, compresses the rest to 4-bit. Measured result: **FP32 quality (PPL -0.1%) at 3x compression** on a 3970-token evaluation. The 128-token FP32 window is context-length-invariant — works the same at 4K or 128K.
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**Infinite scrollback** — context never overflows, old tokens are shifted (not deleted):
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# Chat for hours — no "context window exceeded" error
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for tok in m.generate("Tell me an extremely long story"):
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Pre-built wheels for Linux x86_64/aarch64, macOS arm64 (Python 3.9-3.13). Other platforms compile from source automatically.
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**Browser demo** — 193 KB WASM, one-click: [quantumaikr.github.io/quant.cpp](https://quantumaikr.github.io/quant.cpp/)
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**Try in your browser (no install):** [WASM Demo](https://quantumaikr.github.io/quant.cpp/) — 189 KB engine, click "Try Demo" to auto-load a model.
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Pre-built wheels: Linux x86_64/aarch64, macOS arm64 (Python 3.9–3.13). Others compile from source automatically.
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