Open-source labs could distill a state-of-the-art model to 32GB or 80GB VRAM, the post argues
bookwormengr · x · 2026-07-21
Distillation could make open-source labs competitive on 32GB–80GB hardware
The quoted post argues that if distillation were the only trick needed, western open-source labs could already have raised enough money to distill models like K3 or GLM 5.2 and get a state-of-the-art model that runs in roughly 32GB or 80GB of VRAM.
The underlying point is a skeptical one: the poster is challenging the idea that distillation alone is enough to close the gap, while highlighting the importance of model compression and deployability on limited hardware.
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