Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Abliterated-Heretic-MLX-4bit
Summary
The user reviews a quantized and fine-tuned version of the Qwen3.6-35B model optimized for Apple Silicon via MLX, praising its speed, intelligence, and lack of safety disclaimers.
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