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Best Model for 256GB Mac Studio?Q3.8FN Q8 vs DSv4.1F Q2.5 vs GLM5.3F Q4?

Try to decide which model is the most intelligent to run on a Mac Studio. For unquantized base models, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash > GLM 5.3 Flash > Qwen3.8 Flash Next. To fit in ~220GB memory footprint, each must go through different levels of quantization. ~2.5bit for DeepSeek ~4bit for GLM ~8bit for Qwe…

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  1. 2026-11-04 22:44 · r/LocalLLM
    Best Model for 256GB Mac Studio?Q3.8FN Q8 vs DSv4.1F Q2.5 vs GLM5.3F Q4?

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