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KFlash: Benchmarks of newly released versions of Apple Silicon optimized engines: 1.4.0 Splash (DFlash2 ~ 50 tok/s) vs 0.2 Kapitsa (KFlash ~65 tok/s), MLX(MTP) & more on Qwen 3.8 27b/4b/35b 4Q on Macbook Pro M4 Pro 48 GB 2024, 48GB & Macbook Pro M1 Pro 16GB 2021

hey folks, its Ye, I work on an open source project called Kapitsa : its a fast Apple Silicon optimized inference engine built for Qwen and Nemotron models. this week two new releases landed in local inference: Inco shipped Splash 1.4.0 yesterday, and we shipped Kapitsa 0.2 today with a new specula…

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  1. 2026-10-21 21:29 · r/LocalLLM
    5 desktop agent apps on a local Qwen 3.8 27B (M5 MacBook Pro): my notes
  2. 2026-10-21 04:49 · r/LocalLLM
    KFlash: Benchmarks of newly released versions of Apple Silicon optimized engines: 1.4.0 Splash (DFlash2 ~ 50 tok/s) vs 0.2 Kapitsa (KFlash ~65 tok/s), MLX(MTP) & more on Qwen 3.8 27b/4b/35b 4Q on Macbook Pro M4 Pro 48 GB 2024, 48GB & Macbook Pro M1 Pro 16GB 2021
  3. 2026-10-21 04:47 · r/LocalLLaMA
    KFlash: Benchmarks of newly released versions of Apple Silicon optimized engines: 1.4.0 Splash (DFlash2 ~ 50 tok/s) vs 0.2 Kapitsa (KFlash ~65 tok/s), MLX(MTP) & more on Qwen 3.8 27b/4b/35b 4Q on Macbook Pro M4 Pro 48 GB 2024, 48GB & Macbook Pro M1 Pro 16GB 2021

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