Can I run DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017-GSQ-agentic-strata on a Mac with 48 GB?

Yes

Its Q2_K file (5.66 GB) fits in the 36.0 GB a Mac with 48 GB can use, with room for an unknown amount of context. That file is under 3 bits per weight, so expect noticeably lower quality.

Full analysis of DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017-GSQ-agentic-strata Everything that runs on Mac with 48 GB Get the Q2_K file on Hugging Face

ollama run hf.co/kaushikvira/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017-GSQ-agentic-strata:Q2_K

Files and context on Mac with 48 GB

Each file of DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017-GSQ-agentic-strata (and of GGUF versions the site has analyzed), and how much context fits next to it, with the context cache in 16-bit or 8-bit.

File	Size	On Mac with 48 GB	Context (16-bit)	Context (8-bit)
Q2_K	5.66 GB	Fits	not known	not known

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017-GSQ-agentic-strata on other hardware

Popular models that run on Mac with 48 GB

Assumes 75% of the Mac's memory is usable (macOS's default limit for the GPU; it can be raised) and at least 4K tokens of context for one conversation, with the context cache in 16-bit unless noted. Fits leaves at least 20% of that memory for context; Tight leaves less.