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Users explore extracting MoE experts from Kimi K3 model

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A user on the r/LocalLLaMA subreddit is inquiring about the possibility of extracting Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) components from the Kimi K3 model. The user mentions REAP as a tool for expert extraction and expresses a desire to run a larger Kimi model, though they are unsure about its potential effectiveness. The discussion also touches upon the potential for specialized experts within the model for different tasks. AI

IMPACT Discussion explores potential for specialized model components, but offers no new capabilities.

RANK_REASON User discussion about extracting model components, not a primary release or research.

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Users explore extracting MoE experts from Kimi K3 model

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

    Extracting MoE experts from Kimi K3

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Has anyone yet tried to extract experts from kimi (or GLM 5.2) per chance? There is REAP that removes experts based on routing, but I could only run one K3 expert on my hardware. Could there maybe be a usual expert for different tasks? Would be f…

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