DeepSeek V4 Flash tested on Mac Studio: Impressive quality, high RAM demand
pj-frey · reddit · 2026-08-17
A user tested DeepSeek V4 Flash (via the antirez framework) on a Mac Studio M3 Ultra with 512GB RAM. The results showed impressive quality, capable of solving complex problems without relying on cloud models like Opus. Full quality requires 390GB RAM, but it runs on 256GB machines with speeds averaging 35 tok/s.
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