DeepSeek · MIT

DeepSeek V4 Flash

DeepSeek’s 284B model with a 1M context and very small conversation memory. Fits 192 GB at 4-bit and 128 GB at 3-bit.

How much memory it needs

The model file, plus memory for the conversation, plus about 1 GB for the app. Longer conversations need more.

SizeVersionFileAt 8KAt 32KAt 128K
304B (13B active)UD-IQ3_XXS104 GB105 GB105 GB106 GB
UD-Q3_K_XL128 GB129 GB129 GB130 GB
UD-IQ4_XS137 GB138 GB138 GB139 GB
UD-Q4_K_XL155 GB156 GB156 GB157 GB

Which computers run it

The best size for each machine at an 8K-token conversation. Speeds are estimates from memory bandwidth.

ComputerBest versionFitSpeed
Laptop or PC, no graphics card, 32 GB304B UD-IQ3_XXSToo big—
RTX 4060 · 8 GB304B UD-IQ3_XXSToo big—
RTX 3060 · 12 GB304B UD-IQ3_XXSToo big—
RTX 5060 Ti · 16 GB304B UD-IQ3_XXSToo big—
RTX 4090 · 24 GB304B UD-IQ3_XXSToo big—
RTX 5090 · 32 GB304B UD-IQ3_XXSToo big—
Mac with M4 · 16 GB304B UD-IQ3_XXSToo big—
Mac with M4 Pro · 48 GB304B UD-IQ3_XXSToo big—
Mac with M5 Max · 128 GB304B UD-IQ3_XXSRuns well40–90tok/sFast
Ryzen AI Max+ 395 · 128 GB304B UD-IQ3_XXSFits with a tweak20–40tok/sSmooth
DGX Spark · 128 GB304B UD-IQ3_XXSJust fits20–40tok/sSmooth
RTX PRO 6000 · 96 GB304B UD-IQ3_XXSSpills into system RAM45–85tok/sFast
Mac Studio with M5 Ultra · 256 GB304B UD-Q4_K_XLRuns great35–70tok/sFast
Mac Studio with M3 Ultra · 512 GB304B UD-Q4_K_XLRuns great25–55tok/sFast

What it is good and bad at

Good at

  • Long documents: tiny memory cost per word of context
  • Only 13B parameters work per word
  • MIT licence

Not good at

  • Text only
  • The newer V4.1 Flash does not run in llama.cpp yet