Orca releases uncensored MLX weights for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, cutting refusals by 87-96%
AccBalanced · x · 2026-09-12
OrcaRouter released official MLX weights to run an uncensored DeepSeek V4.1 Flash locally on Apple Silicon Macs, aimed at AI security research, red-teaming, and agent-security testing.
- Quantization options: 4-bit recommended (458.7 GB, needs 512 GB Mac, 0.9954 routed-expert fidelity); 3-bit at 364.3 GB (512 GB Mac); 2-bit at 212.2 GB (256 GB Mac)
- Refusal reduction: across 7 evals including JBB, AdvBench, HarmBench, and StrongREJECT, harmful-prompt refusals dropped 87-96%
- Positioning: built for studying model behavior without guardrails; downloadable weights are uncensored while the hosted API remains guardrailed
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