"Strata" quantization for GLM5.3 Flash surfaces via Project Maya
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A LocalLLaMA user reports running GLM5.3 Flash at roughly 30 tok/s with the "Strata" quant under Project Maya, up from about 10 tok/s that they called basically unusable. They say the low-quant model still feels more enjoyable than qwen 3.8 flash next, with testing ongoing.
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