Qwen Flash Next 125B Model Runs on Mac Mini and Strix Halo with SSD Streaming
A user on r/LocalLLaMA successfully ran the Qwen Flash Next 125B model on a 64GB Mac Mini and a Strix Halo mini PC, utilizing SSD streaming and speculative decoding. Performance metrics were reported, including decode speeds of 44-59 tok/s with speculative decoding and ~1,400 tok/s prefill on the Strix Halo, and a 27% GPU wait time on experts during decode on the Mac Mini. The engine used for this setup is reported to be open.
3 articles from 1 outlet covered this story. The underlying claim is sourced from a benchmark.
What do all outlets agree on?
1 outlet covered “Qwen Flash Next 125B Model Runs on Mac Mini and Strix Halo with SSD Streaming”. All of them report the following:
- Qwen Flash Next (125B) model was run
- Model ran on consumer hardware (Mac Mini, Strix Halo mini PC)
- Utilized SSD streaming
- Involved Mixture of Experts (MoE) architecture
- Performance metrics were reported
- Engine is open
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