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DeepSeek V4 Flash Base

General model by DeepSeek · 292.02B parameters · Released 2026-04-22

Chip
Unified Memory
Bandwidth 307 GB/s 16-core GPU, the lowest of 2 bins at this memory
Available for Models ~21 GB

Everything this chip runs, machine by machine: MacBook Pro 14" M5 Pro, MacBook Pro 16" M5 Pro, Mac mini M5 Pro

Won't fit

DeepSeek V4 Flash Base needs at least 100.6 GiB, more than the 20.6 GiB available for models, so it needs a Mac with more memory.

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Specifications

Parameters292.0B
Architecturedeepseek_v4
Context Length16.8M
CategoryGeneral
Mixture of Experts 256 experts, 6 active
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM163.2 GB
HuggingFace Downloads325,667

Quantization Options

Unvalidated forecasts for an 8K text context under a declared full-GPU scenario, at the lowest GPU bin sold with the chosen memory. Memory is reported as its components: exact artifact bytes and a KV allocation derived from a declared attention layout where the catalog carries them, a parameter proxy with no error bound where it does not, and the runtime's working memory, which a browser cannot measure. A fit is confirmed only when every component is known, so a model whose known memory fits reads "Fit unconfirmed" until ToolPiper measures it on your Mac, and one whose known memory alone exceeds the budget reads "Won't fit". Estimated speed ignores prompt length and prefill, and can overstate long-context performance. No measured speed error range is available. The recommendation score weighs declared preferences, not measured answer quality, and becomes a range where evidence is missing.

QuantizationMemorySpeedVerdict
Q8_0 at least 285.6 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q6_K at least 217.6 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q5_K_M at least 184.9 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q4_K_M at least 157.7 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q3_K_M at least 130.5 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q2_K at least 100.6 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit

Which Mac Can Run DeepSeek V4 Flash Base?

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Unvalidated forecasts for an 8K text context under a declared full-GPU scenario, at the lowest GPU bin sold with the chosen memory. Memory is reported as its components: exact artifact bytes and a KV allocation derived from a declared attention layout where the catalog carries them, a parameter proxy with no error bound where it does not, and the runtime's working memory, which a browser cannot measure. A fit is confirmed only when every component is known, so a model whose known memory fits reads "Fit unconfirmed" until ToolPiper measures it on your Mac, and one whose known memory alone exceeds the budget reads "Won't fit". Estimated speed ignores prompt length and prefill, and can overstate long-context performance. No measured speed error range is available. The recommendation score weighs declared preferences, not measured answer quality, and becomes a range where evidence is missing.

Minimum Mac

Mac Studio — M3 Ultra 512GB

Q8_0 · benchmark needed · 56% RAM · Fit unconfirmed

Known memory leaves the good-fit margin free; the runtime's working memory is not measured.

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 128GB Q2_K 79%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 128GB Q2_K 79%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q2_K 79%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q2_K 79%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q2_K 79%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q2_K 79%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q2_K 79%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q2_K 79%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q4_K_M 82%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q2_K 79%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 256GB Q6_K 85%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 56%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 128GB Q2_K 79%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 256GB Q6_K 85%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 56%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB 1,258%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB 629%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB 1,258%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB 629%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB 419%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB 1,258%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB 629%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB 419%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB 629%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB 419%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB 314%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB 629%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB 419%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB 314%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB 629%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB 314%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 32GB 314%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 64GB 157%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB 629%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB 314%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 32GB 314%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 64GB 157%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 96GB 105%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 8GB 1,258%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 16GB 629%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 24GB 419%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB 559%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB 280%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 36GB 280%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 48GB 210%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 64GB 157%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 96GB 105%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 16GB 629%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 24GB 419%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 32GB 314%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB 419%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB 210%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 36GB 280%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 48GB 210%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 64GB 157%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB 629%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB 419%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB 314%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB 419%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB 210%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB 157%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB 280%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB 210%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB 157%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB 629%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB 314%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB 314%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB 157%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB 629%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB 314%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB 314%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB 157%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB 105%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB 559%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB 280%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB 280%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB 210%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB 157%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB 105%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB 419%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB 210%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB 280%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB 210%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB 157%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB 419%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB 210%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 64GB 157%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB 280%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB 210%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB 157%
Mac mini · M1 8GB 1,258%
Mac mini · M1 16GB 629%
Mac mini · M2 8GB 1,258%
Mac mini · M2 16GB 629%
Mac mini · M2 24GB 419%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 16GB 629%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 32GB 314%
Mac mini · M4 16GB 629%
Mac mini · M4 24GB 419%
Mac mini · M4 32GB 314%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 24GB 419%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 48GB 210%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 64GB 157%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 24GB 419%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 48GB 210%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 64GB 157%
Mac mini · M6 16GB 629%
Mac mini · M6 24GB 419%
Mac mini · M6 32GB 314%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB 314%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB 157%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB 157%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB 314%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB 157%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB 105%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB 157%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB 280%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 48GB 210%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB 157%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB 105%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 36GB 280%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 48GB 210%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 64GB 157%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 96GB 105%
iMac · M1 8GB 1,258%
iMac · M1 16GB 629%
iMac · M3 8GB 1,258%
iMac · M3 16GB 629%
iMac · M3 24GB 419%
iMac · M4 16GB 629%
iMac · M4 24GB 419%
iMac · M4 32GB 314%

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