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JetBrains Mellum 2.1 MoE model praised for performance and efficiency

The JetBrains Mellum 2.1 12B A2.5B MoE model is performing well, with users reporting high transaction speeds and the ability to handle large contexts. This Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model is noted for its efficiency, making it potentially runnable on GPUs with as little as 8GB of VRAM. While capable of coding, its task planning abilities could be enhanced by larger models for more detailed execution. AI

IMPACT This model's efficiency may enable broader adoption on consumer hardware.

RANK_REASON User review of a specific model, not a direct release from a frontier lab.

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JetBrains Mellum 2.1 MoE model praised for performance and efficiency

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

    JetBrains Mellum 2.1 12B A2.5B MoE is a very good model.

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>It runs at around m4 16 at 60 tps at full 130k context, you can easily run a Q8 if you have a 16 GB GPU, I was able to get 140TPS on 9070xt, </p> <p>It’s an MoE so I think we can run it well on smaller cards too, 8GB, 12GB should be possible to g…