Compute/benchmark/2026-10-25

Qwen3.8 Flash Next IQ3_S benchmarked on Strata/Basalt for token speeds

The r/LocalLLaMA community reported benchmark results for the Qwen3.8 Flash Next IQ3_S model running on Strata/Basalt. Initial tests showed generation speeds up to 250 tok/s and prompt processing at 5,600 tok/s with 16GB VRAM and 55GB RAM. Further tuning of the Strata configuration yielded a mean token generation of 95-105 tok/s and 2000 prompt processing tokens per second.

2 articles from 1 outlet covered this story. The underlying claim is sourced from a benchmark.

What do all outlets agree on?

1 outlet covered “Qwen3.8 Flash Next IQ3_S benchmarked on Strata/Basalt for token speeds”. All of them report the following:

  • Qwen3.8 Flash Next IQ3_S model was benchmarked
  • Benchmarking performed on Strata/Basalt platform
  • 16GB VRAM and 55GB RAM were used
  • Community reports are first-party

Which figures do outlets report differently?

2 figures in this story are reported with conflicting values:

Token Generation Speedup to 250 tok/s vs 95-105 mean tg
Prompt Processing Speed5,600 tok/s prompt processing (5080, Concurrency 1) vs 2000 PP

Which outlets covered this?

All 2 articles found on this story, grouped by the stance of the piece. Every link goes to the original publisher.

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