DeepSeek V4.1 Flash runs on aging GPUs and Macs as local deployments and benchmarks expand
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Users report DeepSeek V4.1 Flash running on eight 2018 V100s at 200+ tok/s, a single RTX 3090, and M3 Ultra via SSD RAID, while a benchmark shows it hacking simulated networks for under $3 and software tuning lifted throughput 60% on GB300.
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Timeline · 7 reports
- 2026-11-07 06:39 · r/LocalLLM
Two Thunderbolt 5 SSDs in RAID 0 made DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (763B) about 25% faster on my M3 Ultra with InferSSD - 2026-11-06 20:33 · AlphaSignal
Software Tuning Boosts DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Throughput 60% on Unchanged NVIDIA Hardware - 2026-11-06 20:23 · AlphaSignal
Vals AI's CyberOffense Shows DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Hacking Corporate Networks for Under $3 - 2026-11-05 21:16 · r/LocalLLM
[Crazy AI Lawyer] DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash on eight 2018 V100s is doing my real work now: 524K context, every weight in VRAM, 200+ tok/s on code, ~110 on legal writing, RAG and tool calls wired in - 2026-11-05 21:07 · r/LocalLLaMA
Lawyer with too many GPUs, part 4: DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash on eight V100s from 2018. 200+ tok/s on code, ~110 on legal writing, 2,200 tok/s prefill at 128K, 524K context, every weight in VRAM - 2026-11-05 18:23 · r/LocalLLaMA
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on one RTX 3090: Big updates to the Delta Inference Engine v0.93. Same 41 tok/s at 192GB/IQ2 at better quality, usable from 64 GB RAM, first token ~40% sooner, new Unsloth quants at full speed, EXL3, basic multi-GPU, public CI and more - 2026-11-05 13:10 · r/LocalLLM
2x RTX PRO 6000 running DeepSeek-V4-Flash (284B) fully offline: 1,170 tok/s peak