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GLM-5.3-Flash Q4_K with DwarfStar on 1× Mac (M3 Ultra)

GLM-5.3-Flash Q4_K with DwarfStar on 1× Mac (M3 Ultra): 24.7 tok/s according to github.com (dataset as of Nov 3, 2026).

by antirez

24.7tok/sPeak

1 request, best value reported by source, context 2k

Source: github.com

Intelligence (original model) · Artificial Analysis42with thinking

Instructions in the README Repo

Engine: DwarfStar (ds4) main@0aaea5a (2026-09-20)
Quantization: Q4_K mit Q8 KDA/head
Model family: GLM-5.3-Flash
Context: —
Creator: antirez
GitHub stars: 24,199
Repo updated: Nov 2, 2026

Measurements

Every sourced value of this recipe, each with its condition and source. Bars relative to the largest value in the group.

Decode · 1 request

Peak (decode)24.7 tok/scontext 2K Source

Prefill by context

2K438 tok/s2048-token prompt Source

What you need

Hardware: 1 × Mac / Apple Silicon
Weights: Main weightsantirez/glm-5.3-flash-gguf License unclear
Visionantirez/glm-5.3-flash-gguf License unclear
Engine: DwarfStar (ds4) main@0aaea5a (2026-09-20)

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