# Unsloth fits DeepSeek's 552B model into a 250GB local download

> Source: <https://runtimewire.com/article/unsloth-deepseek-v4-1-flash-1017-local-gguf>
> Published: 2026-10-20 01:18:27+00:00

# Unsloth fits DeepSeek's 552B model into a 250GB local download

**The 1-bit GGUF requires at least 128GB of memory, and Unsloth's 88.2% figure measures token agreement on one test set, not general benchmark accuracy.**

        By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket)
        · Published 

Primary source: [X](https://x.com/UnslothAI/status/2112212605930778830)

## Why it matters

Developers can run DeepSeek's latest snapshot without sending prompts to its API, but the 250GB download and 128GB-plus memory requirement confine local use to high-end systems.

[Unsloth AI](https://x.com/UnslothAI) published a 1-bit GGUF version of DeepSeek's V4.1-Flash-1017 on October 19th, saying it can run locally on systems with at least 128GB of memory. Its smallest listed build is 250.4GB, down from 508.4GB for the 8-bit version, according to [Unsloth's guide](https://unsloth.ai/docs/models/deepseek-v4.1-flash).…

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