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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 552B

552B / 8B active MoE, DeepSeek license, 1M context. Fast Flash variant, ~320 GB Q4 VRAM. Multilingual, coding, and reasoning, for datacenters.

🇨🇳 DeepSeek·License DeepSeek·Context 976.5625k tokens·Output 2026-09-07← Catalog

01What it can do

Strengths
  • Massive native context up to 1M tokens
  • Highly efficient MoE: ~8B active out of 552B
  • Multilingual chat, code, and reasoning
  • Permissive DeepSeek license
Limitations to know
  • —~320 GB of VRAM in Q4: requires multiple GPUs or a datacenter
  • —Gated weights on Hugging Face (acceptance required)
  • —Beyond the reach of a consumer machine
Architecture
Sparse MoE · 552B total parameters, ~8B–16B active per token · context window up to 1,000,000 tokens (1M)
Training
Flash variant of the DeepSeek V4.1 generation (DeepSeek-AI), optimized for efficiency. Official Ollama tag available. Training details not published.
Ideal for
Efficient reasoning1M long contextDatacenter / cluster

04Install

Install Ollama for your OS. Check the model and its quantization before downloading. Start with 4096 tokens of context, then check placement with ollama ps. A command below is not proof that a test was run on your machine.

$ollama run deepseek-v4.1-flash
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First download: between 2 and 40 GB depending on the selected quantization. Plan for sufficient disk space; a stable connection is recommended. Subsequent launches are instant.

02Required memory

Approximate GPU VRAM required to run this model, including 4k tokens of context overhead. For a longer context, add ~1 GB per 8k-token increment.

Q4_K_M
The lightest, ~5% loss
320 GB
Q5_K_M
Good quality/size compromise
392 GB
Q8_0
Nearly indistinguishable from FP16
591 GB
FP16
Full precision — server use
1104 GB
Fallback CPU · If you don't have a GPU, allow 718 GB of RAM minimum to run this model at reduced speed.

What hardware do you need for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 552B?

To run DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 552B locally with Q4 quantization, you need about 320 GB of VRAM. An option to compare: BOSGAME M5 128GB / 2TB (Ryzen AI Max+ 395) — this model exceeds this mini-PC's GPU capacity: choose a smaller model or suitable infrastructure.

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03Expected speed

Tokens generated per second in Q4_K_M, 4k context. Beyond 20 t/s, reading is comfortable. Below 10 t/s, that's just for testing.

Entry-level
~32t/s
GTX 1650, RX 6600, MBA M2 8GB
Mid-range
~50t/s
RTX 4060, 4070, MBP M3 Pro
High-end
~75t/s
RTX 4090, M4 Max, Radeon 7900