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Alibaba

Qwen 1.5 MoE A2.7B

Alibaba · moe · 14.3B parameters · 32,768 context

Quality
50.0

Parameters

14.3B

Context Window

32K tokens

Architecture

MoE

Best GPU

A100 40GB SXM

Intelligence Brief

Qwen 1.5 MoE A2.7B is a 14.3B parameter Mixture-of-Experts (60 experts, 4 active) model from Alibaba, featuring Multi-Head Attention (MHA) with 24 layers and 2,048 hidden dimensions. With a 32,768 token context window, it supports structured output, code, math, multilingual. For self-hosted inference, A100 40GB SXM delivers optimal throughput at $807/month.

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Architecture Details

TypeMOE
Total Parameters14.3B
Active Parameters2.7B
Layers24
Hidden Dimension2,048
Attention Heads16
KV Heads16
Head Dimension128
Vocab Size151,936
Total Experts60
Active Experts4

Memory Requirements

BF16 Weights

28.6 GB

FP8 Weights

14.3 GB

INT4 Weights

7.2 GB

KV-Cache per Token196608 bytes
Activation Estimate0.50 GB

GPU Compatibility Matrix

Qwen 1.5 MoE A2.7B is compatible with 82% of GPU configurations across 41 GPUs at 3 precision levels.

BF16 (Full)
FP8 (Half)
INT4 (Quarter)
Blackwell(7 GPUs)
B200 NVL (pair)360GB
B300288GB
B100 SXM192GB
GB200 NVL72 (per GPU)192GB
Hopper(7 GPUs)
H100 NVL 94GB (per GPU pair)188GB
H200 SXM141GB
H2096GB
GH20096GB
Ada Lovelace(11 GPUs)
L40S48GB
L4048GB
RTX 6000 Ada48GB
L2048GB
Ampere(16 GPUs)
A100 80GB SXM80GB
A100 80GB PCIe80GB
A1664GB
RTX A600048GB
Legend:No fitVery tightTightModerateGoodExcellent

GPU Recommendations

A100 40GB SXMoptimal

BF16 · 1 GPU · vllm

100/100

score

Throughput

1.1K tok/s

Latency (ITL)

1.0ms

Est. TTFT

0ms

Cost/Month

$807

Cost/M Tokens

$0.29

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RTX A6000optimal

BF16 · 1 GPU · vllm

100/100

score

Throughput

768.0 tok/s

Latency (ITL)

1.3ms

Est. TTFT

0ms

Cost/Month

$465

Cost/M Tokens

$0.23

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A40optimal

BF16 · 1 GPU · vllm

100/100

score

Throughput

696.0 tok/s

Latency (ITL)

1.4ms

Est. TTFT

0ms

Cost/Month

$399

Cost/M Tokens

$0.22

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Deployment Options

API

API Deployment

No API pricing available

Self-Hosted

Single GPU

A100 40GB SXM

$807/mo

Min VRAM: 14 GB

Scale

Multi-GPU

A10G x2

813.3 tok/s

TP· $569/mo

API Pricing Comparison

No API pricing data available for this model.

Performance Estimates

Throughput by GPU

A100 40GB SXM
1.1K tok/s
RTX A6000
768.0 tok/s
A40
696.0 tok/s

VRAM Breakdown (A100 40GB SXM, BF16)

Weights
Weights 28.6 GBKV-Cache 3.2 GBActivations 4.0 GBOverhead 2.3 GB

Precision Impact

bf16

28.6 GB

weights/GPU

~1.1K tok/s

fp8

14.3 GB

weights/GPU

int4

7.2 GB

weights/GPU

Capabilities

Features

✗ Tool Use✗ Vision✓ Code✓ Math✗ Reasoning✓ Multilingual✓ Structured Output

Supported Frameworks

vllmsglangtgi

Supported Precisions

BF16 (default)FP8INT4

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much VRAM does Qwen 1.5 MoE A2.7B need for inference?

Qwen 1.5 MoE A2.7B requires approximately 28.6 GB of VRAM at BF16 precision, 14.3 GB at FP8, or 7.2 GB at INT4 quantization. Additional VRAM is needed for KV-cache (196608 bytes per token) and activations (~0.50 GB).

What is the best GPU for Qwen 1.5 MoE A2.7B?

The top recommended GPU for Qwen 1.5 MoE A2.7B is the A100 40GB SXM using BF16 precision. It achieves approximately 1.1K tokens/sec at an estimated cost of $807/month ($0.29/M tokens). Score: 100/100.

How much does Qwen 1.5 MoE A2.7B inference cost?

Qwen 1.5 MoE A2.7B inference costs vary by provider and GPU setup. Use our calculator for detailed cost estimates across all providers.