Sentdex: serving the default local model takes about 9GB of memory
Sentdex · x · 2026-09-22
Sentdex shares hands-on numbers for local deployment: serving the default 8B-parameter model needs roughly 9GB of memory; smaller models work too, but in his testing the default Qwen-class 8B model performs on par. For max performance, scale out memory capacity — memory speed matters less. He later posted a correction to the parameter figures.
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