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User seeks best local LLM for Excel tasks, Deepseek v4 Flash cited

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A user on r/LocalLLaMA is seeking recommendations for the best local language model to perform Excel-related tasks for their job. They have found Deepseek v4 Flash with DS4 to be the most effective so far, achieving 30-40 tokens/second on a Mac Studio with 256GB RAM. The user is looking for other models that others have had positive experiences with for similar applications. AI

IMPACT Identifies a user need for specialized LLM performance in spreadsheet applications, potentially driving future model development.

RANK_REASON User query on a forum about model performance for a specific task.

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User seeks best local LLM for Excel tasks, Deepseek v4 Flash cited

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 Nederlands(NL) · /u/rtk85 ·

    Excel work - best model

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’ve been testing various local models for excel tasks related to my job. So far, Deepseek v4 Flash using DS4 has been best. Gets 30-40 tk/s with medium context and generally produces good results. However, looking to see what others may have had…

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