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User seeks help enabling speculative decoding for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 in llama.cpp

A user on Reddit's r/LocalLLaMA subreddit is seeking assistance with enabling speculative decoding for the DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 model within the llama.cpp framework. The user has provided detailed information about their setup, including the specific llama.cpp build, model versions, and command-line arguments used. Despite following the documentation, they are encountering initialization errors when attempting to load the model with speculative decoding enabled. AI

IMPACT This query relates to optimizing the performance of a specific large language model on local hardware, which could improve user experience for those running models locally.

RANK_REASON User is asking for help configuring a specific model with a particular software framework, indicating a tooling/configuration issue rather than a new release or significant industry event.

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User seeks help enabling speculative decoding for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 in llama.cpp

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Ambitious_Fold_2874 ·

    Speculative decoding with deepseek v4 flash 0731?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Has anyone figured out how to enable speculative decoding with deepseek v4 flash 0731 on llamacpp?</p> <p>I’m on the right release for llamacpp (b10228 or earlier) and running am17an’s draft model with unsloth’s UD-Q8 model. Running into a lot of…