Instructions to use unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.
- Notebooks
- Google Colab
- Kaggle
- Local Apps Settings
- llama.cpp
How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF with llama.cpp:
Install (macOS, Linux)
curl -LsSf https://llama.app/install.sh | sh # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: llama serve -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL # Run inference directly in the terminal: llama cli -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
Install from WinGet (Windows)
winget install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: llama serve -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL # Run inference directly in the terminal: llama cli -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
Use pre-built binary
# Download pre-built binary from: # https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: ./llama-server -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL # Run inference directly in the terminal: ./llama-cli -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
Build from source code
git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git cd llama.cpp cmake -B build cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: ./build/bin/llama-server -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL # Run inference directly in the terminal: ./build/bin/llama-cli -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
Use Docker
docker model run hf.co/unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
- LM Studio
- Jan
- Ollama
How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF with Ollama:
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
- Unsloth Desktop
- Pi
How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF with Pi:
Start the llama.cpp server
# Install llama.cpp: brew install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server: llama serve -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
Configure the model in Pi
# Install Pi: npm install -g @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent # Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json: { "providers": { "llama-cpp": { "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1", "api": "openai-completions", "apiKey": "none", "models": [ { "id": "unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL" } ] } } }Run Pi
# Start Pi in your project directory: pi
- Docker Model Runner
How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
docker model run hf.co/unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
- Lemonade
How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF with Lemonade:
Pull the model
# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/ lemonade pull unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
Run and chat with the model
lemonade run user.DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF-UD-Q4_K_XL
List all available models
lemonade list
- Hermes Agent
How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF with Hermes Agent:
Start the llama.cpp server
# Install llama.cpp: brew install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server: llama serve -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
Configure Hermes
# Install Hermes: curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash hermes setup # Point Hermes at the local server: hermes config set model.provider custom hermes config set model.base_url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1 hermes config set model.default unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
Run Hermes
hermes
- Atomic Chat
- OpenClaw
How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF with OpenClaw:
Start the llama.cpp server
# Install llama.cpp: brew install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server: llama serve -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
Configure OpenClaw
# Install OpenClaw: npm install -g openclaw@latest # Register the local server and set it as the default model: openclaw onboard --non-interactive --mode local \ --auth-choice custom-api-key \ --custom-base-url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1 \ --custom-model-id "unsloth/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL" \ --custom-provider-id llama-cpp \ --custom-compatibility openai \ --custom-text-input \ --accept-risk \ --skip-health
Run OpenClaw
openclaw agent --local --agent main --message "Hello from Hugging Face"
Q3_K_XL vs Q8_K_XL accuracy testing done anywhere?
Other than the KLD vs filesize chart at unsloth, does anyone know of an accuracy test done at different quantizations? I cannot quite run dspark with the lossless q8 and am curious how much 'worse' a 128gb sized version would be. For example https://pi-local-coding-bench.dev/ shows an IQ2 and an antirez full variant scoring 70 and 90 in the SWE bench subset. a 20 pt drop takes it down into qwen3.6 27b territory. I wonder if anyone has any numbers to share anywhere for the quants file sizes in the middle?
I can only speculate that a measured drop would be quite noticeable even for Q3_K_XL, since DS Flash is already at 4-bit natively and any further quantization eats into it aggressively. Judging from KLD, even UD-Q4_K_XL could show some measurable degradations. UD-IQ4_XS probably is the smallest quant I would consider for practical use (task-aware) as a bare minimum and as a compromise. If you have to be sure that you get most out of it, stick to UD-Q4_K_XL or Q8_K_XL.
thats the exact KLD chart i specifically said "other than" as actual performance does not always directly correspond