Ling 3.1 Flash: 560B MoE with 25B active, 1M-token context and MIT license
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Ling 3.1 Flash: 560B open-weight with MIT license and 1M context — what changes if you have 24GB of VRAM
Ling 3.1 Flash ships 560B open-weight parameters under an MIT license with 1M context. It won't fit in 24GB of VRAM, but the quantizations, 25B active MoE and the real numbers change the calculation.
Mac Studio M5 Ultra: 512GB of unified memory on the desktop
Four dies, 512GB of unified memory at 1.2 TB/s: the Mac Studio M5 Ultra runs 100-560B MoE models locally. The speed math, the cost comparison with the DGX Station, and when the Mac is the right choice.
Mac Studio M5 Ultra: practical 512GB guide - models that fit and GGUF setup
The 512GB Mac Studio holds a 560B MoE at 4 bit with a large context. This guide covers the 4-bit rule, GGUF setup in three paths, the real bottleneck (the KV cache), and the Mac-vs-API cost comparison with the numbers on the table.
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