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GLM-5.3-Flash 320B-A18B Q4_K with mlx-serve (ds4) on 1× Mac (M5 Ultra)

GLM-5.3-Flash 320B-A18B Q4_K with mlx-serve (ds4) on 1× Mac (M5 Ultra): 35.8 tok/s according to github.com (dataset as of Sep 29, 2026).

by drowzeys

35.8tok/sEveryday

1 request, llmprobe standard prompt, thinking on, with embedded MTP (2 draft tokens) (per recipe)

Source: github.com
Intelligence (original model) · Artificial Analysis42with thinking

Engine

Engine
mlx-serve 26.9.7-dev @933566c + ds4 9139e2a (GGUF-Backend)
Quantization
GGUF Q4_K (antirez, 177.8 GiB), kompakter DSA-KV
Model family
GLM-5.3-Flash
Context
262,144
Parameters
320B MoE / 18B active
Creator
drowzeys
GitHub stars
0
Repo updated
Sep 30, 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

  • Everyday (decode)35.8 tok/sLlmprobe 0.6.13, greedy, Median aus 3 (35.6–37.5), 192 Token Source 
  • Peak (decode)41 tok/sVorhersagbarer Prompt (Spekulation, 1.96 tok/step) Source 

Prefill by context

Time to first token

Shorter is better.

What you need

Hardware
1 × Mac / Apple Silicon
Weights
Engine
mlx-serve 26.9.7-dev @933566c + ds4 9139e2a (GGUF-Backend)
Context
262,144 tokens

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