Developer Runs 291B Model Locally on Four Mac Studios
eptwts · x · 2026-08-28
Developer @stevenzhang built a local inference cluster using four Mac Studios. By tensor-sharding across four Ultra chips via a Thunderbolt 5 ring with RDMA, the setup runs a 291B parameter model. This approach achieves zero inference costs without relying on cloud providers.
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