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Can the Apple M1 run DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 8B?

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5.4 of 6 GB usable — keep context modest

~6GB usable · Apple M1 · model file 4.9GB · distill 8B

~11–14 tok/s

computed roofline: 68.25 GB/s × 0.80–1.00 efficiency window / 4.9GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Run DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 8B on instead

Tesla P100 (16GB, used) — cheapest catalog machine that runs DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 8B fully ($135)

every model the Apple M1 can run — full list

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2026-09-17 · ← all models on the Apple M1 · fit = weights + 4k KV vs usable memory