Family dots · 142B parameters

dots.llm1 Instruct

Xiaohongshu's first LLM. 142B/14B active MoE. Matches Qwen2.5-72B without synthetic data.

🇨🇳 Rednote·License MIT·Context 32k tokens·Output April 2025·Fits within the 128 GB of the GIGABYTE AI TOP ATOM← Catalog

01What it can do

Strengths
  • 14B active parameters in a 142B MoE
  • Strong in creative and social content
  • Apache 2.0
Limitations to know
  • —85 GB Q4 VRAM
  • —32k context only
  • —Focused on Chinese social content
Architecture
MoE · 142B total / 14B active · Rednote (Xiaohongshu) · 32k ctx
Training
Rednote — strong at creative generation and lifestyle content.
Ideal for
Data transparencySearch

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 pull hf.co/rednote/dots-llm1-GGUF
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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
85 GB
Q5_K_M
Good quality/size compromise
102 GB
Q8_0
Nearly indistinguishable from FP16
152 GB
FP16
Full precision — server use
284 GB
Fallback CPU · If you don't have a GPU, allow 120 GB of RAM minimum to run this model at reduced speed.

What hardware do you need for dots.llm1 Instruct?

To run dots.llm1 Instruct locally with Q4 quantization, you need about 85 GB of VRAM. An option to compare: BOSGAME M5 128GB / 2TB (Ryzen AI Max+ 395) — leave some headroom for the system and context; check engine compatibility with the GPU.

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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
~3t/s
GTX 1650, RX 6600, MBA M2 8GB
Mid-range
~12t/s
RTX 4060, 4070, MBP M3 Pro
High-end
~30t/s
RTX 4090, M4 Max, Radeon 7900