Instructions to use prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF with Transformers:

# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper
from transformers import pipeline

pipe = pipeline("text-generation", model="prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF")
messages = [
    {"role": "user", "content": "Who are you?"},
]
pipe(messages)

# Load model directly
from transformers import AutoModel
model = AutoModel.from_pretrained("prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF", dtype="auto")

llama-cpp-python

How to use prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF with llama-cpp-python:

# !pip install llama-cpp-python

from llama_cpp import Llama

llm = Llama.from_pretrained(
	repo_id="prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF",
	filename="Explora-0.6B.BF16.gguf",
)

llm.create_chat_completion(
	messages = [
		{
			"role": "user",
			"content": "What is the capital of France?"
		}
	]
)

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps

llama.cpp

How to use prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF with llama.cpp:

Install from brew

brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama-server -hf prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama-cli -hf prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama-server -hf prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama-cli -hf prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Use pre-built binary

# Download pre-built binary from:
# https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./llama-server -hf prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Build from source code

git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git
cd llama.cpp
cmake -B build
cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./build/bin/llama-server -hf prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

SGLang

How to use prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF with SGLang:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install SGLang from pip:
pip install sglang
# Start the SGLang server:
python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
    --model-path "prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF" \
    --host 0.0.0.0 \
    --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker images

docker run --gpus all \
    --shm-size 32g \
    -p 30000:30000 \
    -v ~/.cache/huggingface:/root/.cache/huggingface \
    --env "HF_TOKEN=<secret>" \
    --ipc=host \
    lmsysorg/sglang:latest \
    python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
        --model-path "prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF" \
        --host 0.0.0.0 \
        --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Ollama
How to use prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
```

Unsloth Studio new

How to use prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF with Unsloth Studio:

Install Unsloth Studio (macOS, Linux, WSL)

curl -fsSL https://unsloth.ai/install.sh | sh
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF to start chatting

Install Unsloth Studio (Windows)

irm https://unsloth.ai/install.ps1 | iex
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF to start chatting

Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth

# No setup required
# Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser
# Search for prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF to start chatting

Pi new

How to use prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF with Pi:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama-server -hf prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Configure the model in Pi

# Install Pi:
npm install -g @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent
# Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json:
{
  "providers": {
    "llama-cpp": {
      "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1",
      "api": "openai-completions",
      "apiKey": "none",
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF:Q4_K_M"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run Pi

# Start Pi in your project directory:
pi

Hermes Agent new

How to use prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF with Hermes Agent:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama-server -hf prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

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 prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Run Hermes

hermes

Docker Model Runner
How to use prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
```

Lemonade

How to use prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull prithivMLmods/Explora-0.6B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.Explora-0.6B-GGUF-Q4_K_M

List all available models

lemonade list

Explora-0.6B-GGUF

Explora-0.6B is a lightweight and efficient general-purpose reasoning model, fine-tuned on Qwen3-0.6B using the first 100,000 entries of the Open-Omega-Explora-2.5M dataset. It is tailored for science and code-focused reasoning tasks, combining symbolic clarity with fluent instruction-following, ideal for exploratory workflows in STEM domains.

Model Files

File Name	Format	Size	Precision	Description
Explora-0.6B.F32.gguf	GGUF	2.39 GB	32-bit Float	Full precision model, highest quality
Explora-0.6B.F16.gguf	GGUF	1.2 GB	16-bit Float	Half precision, good balance of size and quality
Explora-0.6B.BF16.gguf	GGUF	1.2 GB	16-bit BFloat	Brain floating point, optimized for inference
Explora-0.6B.Q8_0.gguf	GGUF	639 MB	8-bit Quantized	High quality quantized model
Explora-0.6B.Q6_K.gguf	GGUF	495 MB	6-bit Quantized	Very good quality with smaller size
Explora-0.6B.Q5_K_M.gguf	GGUF	444 MB	5-bit Quantized (Medium)	Good quality, balanced compression
Explora-0.6B.Q5_K_S.gguf	GGUF	437 MB	5-bit Quantized (Small)	Good quality, higher compression
Explora-0.6B.Q4_K_M.gguf	GGUF	397 MB	4-bit Quantized (Medium)	Decent quality with good compression
Explora-0.6B.Q4_K_S.gguf	GGUF	383 MB	4-bit Quantized (Small)	Decent quality, higher compression
Explora-0.6B.Q3_K_L.gguf	GGUF	368 MB	3-bit Quantized (Large)	Lower quality but very compact
Explora-0.6B.Q3_K_M.gguf	GGUF	347 MB	3-bit Quantized (Medium)	Lower quality, more compact
Explora-0.6B.Q3_K_S.gguf	GGUF	323 MB	3-bit Quantized (Small)	Lower quality, most compact
Explora-0.6B.Q2_K.gguf	GGUF	296 MB	2-bit Quantized	Minimal quality, maximum compression