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deepseek r1 671B
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by DeepSeek
OPEN WEIGHTSHOSTEDWRITING HELPCODING HELPMATH SOLVERPROBLEM SOLVING
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An open reasoning model designed to tackle complex math, logic, and coding tasks.
HAPPY9.7
119 mentions
SAD5.3
48 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 0 voices in this window
TOO QUIET
Not enough weekly voices to call a trend yet.
HOW TO USE IT
Open weights. You can use a hosted service, or download it and run it yourself, free.
RUN IT ON YOUR OWN MACHINE
Open weights: download deepseek r1 671B once and it's yours. No subscription, no rate limits, works offline.
671B parameters, a Q4 file is about 404 GB, while dynamic quants (like IQ1_M) range from 131 GB to 158 GB
- SWEET SPOT
Mac Studio M2 Ultra (192GB Unified Memory)
192 GB UNIFIED MEMORY
~$4,300 USEDIQ1_M (1.58-bit dynamic quant), ~2-3 tok/s, 8k context
- FULL POWER
Dual Mac Studio M2 Ultra Cluster (384GB Unified Memory)
384 GB UNIFIED MEMORY
~$8,600 USEDQ4_K_M (404 GB) at ~11-16 tok/s, 32k context
LEARN HOW TO SET IT UP
WILL MY BOX RUN DEEPSEEK R1 671B?
The three cards above are researched picks. Search the machine you actually have — we only say yes if it should reply at a usable speed, not just load the weights and crawl.
HARDWARE PICKS & PRICES ARE RESEARCHED FROM THE LIVE WEB AND REFRESHED AUTOMATICALLY. TREAT THEM AS BALLPARK, NOT GOSPEL.
WHAT CAN YOU ACTUALLY DO WITH IT?
Everyday jobs on each of those rigs: how long deepseek r1 671B takes, and how good the crowd says it is at that kind of work.
| THE JOB | SWEET SPOTMac Studio M2 Ultra (192GB Unified Memory) | FULL POWERDual Mac Studio M2 Ultra Cluster (384GB Unified Memory) |
|---|---|---|
| Write an emaila paragraph or two, drafted from a one-line brief | ~3.3 MIN★★★★★ | ~37 S★★★★★ |
| Summarize a documenta long report boiled down to the points that matter | ~10 MIN★★★★★ | ~1.9 MIN★★★★★ |
| Build a websitea small landing page, markup and styles together | ~53 MIN★★★★★ | ~9.9 MIN★★★★★ |
| Build a backendan API with routes, storage and tests | ~2.8 HR★★★★★ | ~31 MIN★★★★★ |
| Build a gamea playable browser game in one file | ~1.7 HR★★★★★ | ~19 MIN★★★★★ |
STARS ARE THE COMMUNITY SCORE FOR THAT KIND OF WORK, DOCKED FOR HOW SQUASHED THE WEIGHTS GET AT EACH TIER. TIMES ARE COMPUTED FROM RESEARCHED SPEEDS. BALLPARK, NOT GOSPEL.
WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
Deepseek r1 671B is generating active community discussion, though specific consensus feedback has not yet been recorded.
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PEOPLE LOVE
- No fan mail yet. The crowd is still warming up.
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- No complaints yet. The internet is still looking for one. Suspicious.
LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE?
Checked picks first: tags say why you would switch, stars say how fully each one stands in for deepseek r1 671B.
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- REDDIT · 2025-02-02 · 1053 UPVOTESDeepSeek R1 671B parameter model (404GB total) running on Apple M2 (2 M2 Ultras) flawlessly.
DeepSeek R1 671B parameter model (404GB total) running on Apple M2 (2 M2 Ultras) flawlessly.
- HACKER NEWS · 2025-02-21 · 757 UPVOTESDeepSeek Open Infra: Open-Sourcing 5 AI Repos in 5 Days
DeepSeek Open Infra: Open-Sourcing 5 AI Repos in 5 Days
- REDDIT · 2026-01-25 · 385 UPVOTESOllama Models Ranked by VRAM Requirements
Ollama Models Ranked by VRAM Requirements
- BLUESKY · 2026-08-25 · 268 UPVOTESEven in this example running its own chip on its own infrastructure, OpenAI refuses to actually document how much cheap
Even in this example running its own chip on its own infrastructure, OpenAI refuses to actually document how much cheap
- REDDIT · 2025-04-30 · 180 UPVOTESBreaking news, DeepSeek quietly releases another major update! Open-sourcing the new 671B model DeepSeek-Prover-V2
Breaking news, DeepSeek quietly releases another major update! Open-sourcing the new 671B model DeepSeek-Prover-V2
- REDDIT · 2025-01-30 · 149 UPVOTESDeepseek r1 671b on my local PC
Deepseek r1 671b on my local PC
- BLUESKY · 2026-08-25 · 137 UPVOTESOh wow, the "advantage widened"? What does that mean? Nothing? Okay thanks
Oh wow, the "advantage widened"? What does that mean? Nothing? Okay thanks
- BLUESKY · 2026-09-22 · 124 UPVOTESLLMs aren't "parrots" in the sense they only repeat what's in training data, but they are "parrots" in the sense they pr
LLMs aren't "parrots" in the sense they only repeat what's in training data, but they are "parrots" in the sense they pr
- REDDIT · 2025-04-30 · 103 UPVOTESdeepseek just dropped new model , DeepSeek-Prover-V2-671B · . can anybody tell me what this model is for
deepseek just dropped new model , DeepSeek-Prover-V2-671B · . can anybody tell me what this model is for
- REDDIT · 2026-05-15 · 80 UPVOTESComment in r/LocalLLaMA
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- REDDIT · 2026-05-14 · 63 UPVOTESComment in r/LocalLLaMA
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- REDDIT · 2025-11-19 · 62 UPVOTESComment in r/singularity
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