# SmartQuant

- optional: extract quant distribution from existing GGUF
  - default: standard llama.cpp distribution
- optional: adapt quant distribution based on rules or imatrix
  - default: skip
- optional: adapt quant distribution to almost compatible model
  - default: skip
- apply updated quants to
  - the model used for extraction: only requant changed tensors
    - example: apply minor quant optimizations
  - a compatible model: apply known quant distribution
    - example: apply MoE quant distribution to REAP model
  - an almost compatible model: needs previous adaption step
    - example: apply dense quant distribution to REAP model