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Failed to load `IQuest-Coder-V1-40B-Loop-Instruct-4bit` in LMStudio
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Hi!
I can't load mlx-community/IQuest-Coder-V1-40B-Loop-Instruct-4bit in LM Studio:
2026-01-10 13:47:25 [DEBUG]
[model_kit][INFO]: Loading model from /Users/dd_bb/.lmstudio/models/mlx-community/IQuest-Coder-V1-40B-Loop-Instruct-4bit...
2026-01-10 13:47:25 [DEBUG]
ValueError: Model type iquestloopcoder not supported.
At:
/Users/dd_bb/.lmstudio/extensions/backends/vendor/_amphibian/app-mlx-generate-mac14-arm64@9/lib/python3.11/site-packages/mlx_lm/utils.py(75): _get_classes
/Users/dd_bb/.lmstudio/extensions/backends/vendor/_amphibian/app-mlx-generate-mac14-arm64@9/lib/python3.11/site-packages/mlx_lm/utils.py(210): load_model
/Users/dd_bb/.lmstudio/extensions/backends/vendor/_amphibian/app-mlx-generate-mac14-arm64@9/lib/python3.11/site-packages/mlx_lm/utils.py(331): load
/Users/dd_bb/.lmstudio/extensions/backends/vendor/_amphibian/app-mlx-generate-mac14-arm64@9/lib/python3.11/site-packages/mlx_engine/model_kit/model_kit.py(93): _full_model_init
/Users/dd_bb/.lmstudio/extensions/backends/vendor/_amphibian/app-mlx-generate-mac14-arm64@9/lib/python3.11/site-packages/mlx_engine/model_kit/model_kit.py(128): __init__
/Users/dd_bb/.lmstudio/extensions/backends/vendor/_amphibian/app-mlx-generate-mac14-arm64@9/lib/python3.11/site-packages/mlx_engine/generate.py(115): load_model
2026-01-10 13:47:25 [DEBUG]
lmstudio-llama-cpp: failed to load model. Error: Error when loading model: ValueError: Model type iquestloopcoder not supported.
Runtime: LM Studio MLX v0.41.0
MLX version info:
- mlx-engine==0ce04aa
- mlx==0.30.1
- mlx-lm==0.30.0
- mlx-vlm==0.3.10
According to mlx-lm authors, mlx-engine needs to be updated for this models to work.
Thanks!
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the mlx-engine model-loading path referenced in the traceback and the linked mlx-lm issue 752. Check how the iquestloopcoder model type is handled by the reported mlx-lm and mlx-engine versions; done means the linked model loads successfully in LM Studio without the unsupported-model error.
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