antirez runs DeepSeek v4.1 Flash locally on a 128GB M5 Max, SSD streaming surprisingly fast

antirez · x · 2026-09-11

antirez demonstrated DeepSeek v4.1 Flash running locally via DwarfStar on a 128GB M5 Max, with SSD-based expert streaming delivering surprisingly fast inference. He credits recent SSD streaming changes that retain the right experts, and possibly DS4.1 reusing the same experts more. He plans to open QA online when ready.

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