Instructions to use AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

How to use AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp with llama.cpp:

Install (macOS, Linux)

curl -LsSf https://llama.app/install.sh | sh
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp:BF16
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp:BF16

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp:BF16
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp:BF16

Build from source code

git clone https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp.git
cd llama.cpp
cmake -B build
cmake --build build -j --target llama-app
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./build/bin/llama serve -hf AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp:BF16
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama cli -hf AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp:BF16

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp:BF16

Llama new
LM Studio
Jan
Ollama
How to use AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp:BF16
```
Unsloth Desktop

How to use AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp with Pi:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp:BF16

Configure the model in Pi

# Install Pi:
npm install -g @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent
# Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json:
{
  "providers": {
    "llama-cpp": {
      "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1",
      "api": "openai-completions",
      "apiKey": "none",
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp:BF16"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run Pi

# Start Pi in your project directory:
pi

Docker Model Runner
How to use AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp:BF16
```

Lemonade

How to use AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp:BF16

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp-BF16

List all available models

lemonade list

Hermes Agent

How to use AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp with Hermes Agent:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp:BF16

Configure Hermes

# Install Hermes:
curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
hermes setup
# Point Hermes at the local server:
hermes config set model.provider custom
hermes config set model.base_url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1
hermes config set model.default AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp:BF16

Run Hermes

hermes

Atomic Chat

OpenClaw

How to use AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp with OpenClaw:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp:BF16

Configure OpenClaw

# Install OpenClaw:
npm install -g openclaw@latest
# Register the local server and set it as the default model:
openclaw onboard --non-interactive --mode local \
  --auth-choice custom-api-key \
  --custom-base-url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1 \
  --custom-model-id "AXERA-TECH/Qwen3.5-2B-AX8860-llama.cpp:BF16" \
  --custom-provider-id llama-cpp \
  --custom-compatibility openai \
  --custom-text-input \
  --accept-risk \
  --skip-health

Run OpenClaw

openclaw agent --local --agent main --message "Hello from Hugging Face"

Qwen3.5-2B on AX8860 (llama.cpp + ggml-axera)

在爱芯 AX8860 的 NPU 上用 llama.cpp 运行 Qwen3.5-2B：文本 + 图像输入，OpenAI 兼容服务。 Qwen3.5-2B on the Axera AX8860 NPU with llama.cpp: text + image input, OpenAI-compatible server.

性能 / Performance


decode	80.0 tokens/s
4k prompt prefill	6685 tokens/s（3908 token 0.58 s）
上下文 / context	最长 / up to 16384

sh bench.sh 复现 / reproduce（生成 128 token / 128 generated tokens）：

prompt	`-c`	prompt 耗时 / time	decode tokens/s
5 token	8192	0.06 s	80.0
47 token	8192	0.07 s	79.5
3908 token	8192	0.58 s	76.9
3908 token	16384	0.58 s	76.2
3908 token，推荐采样 / sampled	8192	0.59 s	74.7

快速开始 / Quick start

sh run.sh "The capital of France is" 64           # 文本 / text
sh run.sh -i bus.jpg "Describe this image." 256   # 图像 / image
sh run.sh -c                                      # 命令行对话 / chat
sh run.sh -s 8080                                 # OpenAI 兼容服务 / server
sh bench.sh                                       # 性能复现 / benchmark

需要 AX8860，SDK V0.5.1 或更新；HF 下载的文件没有执行权限，用 sh 调用即可 / needs an AX8860 with SDK V0.5.1+; call the scripts with sh.

文件 / Files

文件 / File	说明 / Description
`qwen3.5-2b-q8_0.gguf`	模型权重 / weights，2.08 GB，md5 `996b32e52bfb5efde860433dc40d0114`
`mmproj-Qwen3.5-2B-BF16.gguf`	视觉编码器 / vision encoder，0.8 GB，md5 `47c5b21dc254ba4f0d4bd34454442e31`
`bin/`	llama.cpp 板端程序（静态链接）/ board programs (static)
`kernels/`	NPU kernel + `manifest.json`
`run.sh`，`chat_template.jinja`	运行脚本与服务端对话模板 / run script and the server's chat template
`bench.sh` 及 prompt	性能复现 / benchmark

说明 / Notes

服务端默认使用模型卡推荐的采样参数，文本补全与图像描述为贪心解码 / the server uses the model card's recommended sampling; completion and image description are greedy.
服务端默认关闭思考（--reasoning off），并允许对话中段的 system 消息（Codex 等 agent 客户端可用）/ the server does not think by default and accepts a mid-conversation system message (works with agent clients such as Codex).
Prompt cache 默认放在 4 GB 内存；设置 CACHE_DIR=<SSD 目录> 可落盘，重启后仍能命中 / the prompt cache lives in 4 GB of host memory; set CACHE_DIR=<an SSD directory> to keep it on disk across restarts.
运行时独占 NPU 4 核；服务端 -np 1 / takes all 4 NPU cores; the server runs -np 1.
llama-bench 可用，请加 -b 4096 -ub 4096 / llama-bench works; pass -b 4096 -ub 4096.
个别环境下连续请求偶发 ret = -3，重试即可 / in rare cases a back-to-back request fails with ret = -3; retry it.

正确性 / Correctness

"The capital of France is" → "Paris. …"；图像描述正确（车辆、文字、人物）/ image descriptions correct.
中文 PPL（内部测试集，-c 512 --chunks 2）：prefill 32.09，逐 token decode（-b 1）32.20 / Chinese PPL on an internal set: 32.09 through the prefill, 32.20 token by token.

源码 / Sources

llama.cpp：ZHEQIUSHUI/llama.cpp axera-dev @ aea9714
kernel：ZHEQIUSHUI/ax-dsl-kernels main @ cd3394b（models/qwen35_2b）

更新 / Changelog

2026-11-07：权重改为 Q8_0（NPU 上 MXFP8）；服务端兼容中段 system 消息、默认关闭思考、prompt cache 可落盘到 SSD；NPU 采样；新增 bench.sh / server accepts mid-conversation system messages, no thinking by default, prompt cache on SSD; NPU sampling; bench.sh.