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dots.llm1 Instruct

Name: dots.llm1 Instruct
Author: rednote

Parameters: 143B (14.0B active)
Architecture: Mixture of experts
Max context: 32K tokens
License: mit
Released: 2025-05

How to run it

Quantized files · GGUF

Works in LM Studio, llama.cpp, Jan and Ollama. No sign-in needed.

huggingface.co/unsloth/dots.llm1.inst-GGUF (opens in a new tab)

ollama run hf.co/unsloth/dots.llm1.inst-GGUF

Original weights · Hugging Face

Full-precision files from rednote, for fine-tuning, vLLM, Transformers.

huggingface.co/dots-studio/dots.llm1.inst (opens in a new tab)

No sign-in needed.

Links checked 2 days ago against Hugging Face, Ollama and GitHub.

Apps that run dots.llm1 Instruct

Our pick for each kind of computer, assuming the model fits in its memory. Pick your own GPU or device in the Model Finder for an exact answer.

Mac (Apple silicon)

LM Studio

Point-and-click: search, download and chat in one window.

Also good:

Windows PC, NVIDIA GPU

LM Studio

Point-and-click: search, download and chat in one window.

Also good:

Windows PC, AMD Radeon

Lemonade

AMD’s own app: llama.cpp tuned for Radeon on Vulkan and ROCm.

Also good:

Linux, NVIDIA GPU

LM Studio

Point-and-click: search, download and chat in one window.

Also good:

Linux server, 80 GB+ GPUs

vLLM

The full model fits in GPU memory at 8-bit, so it can batch many requests: best for serving a team or an app.

Also good:

App	Type	Opens it as	Systems	Engine	Start
LM Studio	Desktop app	GGUF	macOSWindowsLinux	llama.cpp, MLX	Open in LM Studio
Ollama	CLI + API	GGUF from Hugging Face	macOSWindowsLinux	llama.cpp, MLX	`ollama run hf.co/unsloth/dots.llm1.inst-GGUF:Q4_K_M`
llama.cpp	CLI + API	GGUF	macOSWindowsLinux	llama.cpp	`llama-server -hf unsloth/dots.llm1.inst-GGUF:Q4_K_M`
Jan	Desktop app	GGUF	macOSWindowsLinux	llama.cpp, MLX	Open in Jan
vLLM	Server	Original weights	WSLWindowsLinux	vLLM	`vllm serve dots-studio/dots.llm1.inst`
SGLang	Server	Original weights	WSLWindowsLinux	SGLang	`python3 -m sglang.launch_server --model-path dots-studio/dots.llm1.inst`
Docker Model Runner	CLI + API	GGUF	macOSWindowsLinux	llama.cpp, vLLM	`docker model run hf.co/unsloth/dots.llm1.inst-GGUF:Q4_K_M`
Lemonade	Desktop app	GGUF	macOSWindowsLinux	llama.cpp, ONNX Runtime GenAI	`lemonade pull unsloth/dots.llm1.inst-GGUF:Q4_K_M`
Unsloth Desktop	Desktop app	GGUF	macOSWindowsLinux	llama.cpp, MLX, stable-diffusion.cpp	Open in Unsloth Desktop
Atomic Chat	Desktop app	GGUF	macOSWindowsLinux	llama.cpp, MLX-VLM	Open in Atomic Chat
GPT4All	Desktop app	GGUF	macOSWindowsLinux	llama.cpp	Get GPT4All
KoboldCpp	Desktop app	GGUF	macOSWindowsLinux	llama.cpp	Get KoboldCpp
Text Generation WebUI	Desktop app	GGUF	macOSWindowsLinux	llama.cpp, Transformers, ExLlamaV3	Get Text Generation WebUI
llamafile	CLI + API	GGUF	macOSWindowsLinux	llama.cpp	Get llamafile
Msty Studio	Desktop app	GGUF	macOSWindowsLinux	Ollama, llama.cpp, MLX	Open in Msty Studio
Llama (macOS)	Desktop app	GGUF	macOS	llama.cpp	Open in Llama (macOS)
RecurseChat	Desktop app	GGUF	macOS	llama.cpp	Open in RecurseChat
node-llama-cpp	Library	GGUF	macOSWindowsLinux	llama.cpp	Get node-llama-cpp
PocketPal AI	Mobile app	GGUF	iOSAndroid	llama.cpp	App Store Google Play
ChatterUI	Mobile app	GGUF	Android	llama.cpp	Download the APK
LLM Farm	Mobile app	GGUF	iOS	llama.cpp	Not on the App Store or TestFlight for now (checked 2026-11-09).

Which apps can open a model depends on the files published for it: GGUF for llama.cpp-based apps, MLX for Apple’s engine, the original weights for vLLM and SGLang. Compare every app.

Memory needed

Weights plus KV cache and runtime overhead. Leave a little extra free for the operating system and other apps. Try another context length.

Quantization	Quality	Weights	Total at 8K context	Total at 32K context	Download
`Q2_K`	Low	57.1 GB	66.0 GB	91.0 GB	GGUF · folder (opens in a new tab)
`Q3_K_M`	Low	70.0 GB	78.9 GB	104 GB	GGUF · folder (opens in a new tab)
`Q4_K_M`	Good	87.1 GB	96.0 GB	121 GB	GGUF · folder (opens in a new tab)
`Q5_K_M`	High	101 GB	110 GB	135 GB	GGUF · folder (opens in a new tab)
`Q6_K`	High	117 GB	126 GB	151 GB	GGUF · folder (opens in a new tab)
`Q8_0`	Very high	151 GB	160 GB	185 GB	GGUF · folder (opens in a new tab)
`F16`	Full	286 GB	294 GB	319 GB	GGUF · folder (opens in a new tab) Original weights (opens in a new tab)

Best hardware for dots.llm1 Instruct

The least expensive GPU in our catalog that runs it without offloading is the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (launch price $8,565) at Q3_K_M.

Quality	Hardware	Quant	Memory	Speed	Runs
75Great quality (A) · 75 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Apple M3 Ultra (256 GB)	`Q6_K`	141 GB / 192 GB	37.2 tok/s	Runs great
73Great quality (A) · 73 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Apple M2 Ultra (192 GB)	`Q5_K_M`	122 GB / 144 GB	42.5 tok/s	Runs great
75Great quality (A) · 75 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Apple M3 Ultra (512 GB)	`Q6_K`	157 GB / 384 GB	37.2 tok/s	Runs great
63Good quality (B) · 63 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Apple M4 Max (128 GB)	`Q3_K_M`	86.6 GB / 96.0 GB	45.4 tok/s	Runs welltight fit
63Good quality (B) · 63 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell	`Q3_K_M`	83.7 GB / 96.0 GB	122 tok/s	Runs welltight fit
72Great quality (A) · 72 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	NVIDIA GB10 (128 GB)	`Q4_K_M`	105 GB / 115 GB	22.2 tok/s	Runs welltight fit
63Good quality (B) · 63 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X (6144-core GPU) (128 GB)	`Q3_K_M`	87.1 GB / 102 GB	30.6 tok/s	Runs welltight fit
63Good quality (B) · 63 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (128 GB)	`Q3_K_M`	86.6 GB / 96.0 GB	23.1 tok/s	Runs welltight fit
76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 89/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	AMD Instinct MI325X	`Q8_0`	173 GB / 256 GB	123 tok/s	Runs great
76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 89/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip	`Q8_0`	173 GB / 252 GB	144 tok/s	Runs great

Check it on your own hardware

Run it on a cluster

Devices that can’t run dots.llm1 Instruct alone can run it together. These example clusters do:

Try it with your own devices

Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.