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GLM-5.2 model speed boosted over 20x via custom hacks

A Reddit user detailed a method for significantly accelerating the GLM-5.2 large language model on a specialized GH200 system. By combining components from different repositories and patching the vLLM inference engine, the user achieved inference speeds exceeding 50 tokens per second, a substantial improvement over the model's initial performance. The process involves merging weights from the zai-org/GLM-5.2-FP8 repository with the AWQ quant version from cyankiwi/GLM-5.2-AWQ-INT4. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates potential for significant inference speedups on specialized hardware through custom model modifications.

RANK_REASON User-driven optimization of an existing model, not a new release from a frontier lab.

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GLM-5.2 model speed boosted over 20x via custom hacks

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Reddactor ·

    I did some model hacks, and got GLM5.2 from about 2.5 tok/s to >50 tok/s on my GH200 system.

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>G'day.</p> <p>This is part 3 on my Local LLM adventures. I have a crazy system <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1rug5go/homelab_has_paid_for_itself_at_least_this_is_how/">hacked server-to-desktop system</a>: </p> <table><thea…