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Can I run this LLM?

Can a NVIDIA L40S (48GB) run GLM-4.7 Flash (MoE)?

GLM · MIT · estimated for a 48.0 GB machine at 4K context.

Yes — it runs great.

Runs great

Best fit: GLM-4.7 Flash (MoE) at Q8_0 · 31.8 GB weights · 124–186 tok/s on a NVIDIA L40S (48GB).

Arena Text Overall · style-controlled

1,365Q8_0 untested

glm-4.7-flash · published configuration reference · Q8_0 not tested

Arena Text Overall (style-controlled), exact published entry glm-4.7-flash, 2026-10-08: reference rating 1,364.7. Published confidence bounds 1,359–1,370.4. 12,020 votes. Published glm-4.7-flash configuration reference. Reasoning mode is not disclosed by the Arena dataset. Tested precision, runtime and sampling settings are not disclosed in this dataset. Selected Q8_0 has not been measured by this Arena entry. No quantization quality adjustment is applied.

Snapshot published 2026-10-08 · snapshot imported 2026-10-11 UTC · validated last-good data · manual refresh

Arena leaderboard dataset · Arena / lmarena-ai, Arena Leaderboard Dataset (CC BY 4.0). Selected Text Overall style-controlled rows; field names adapted, ratings unchanged. · dataset CC BY 4.0 · revision e16f90232986

Total memory at 4K context
32.9 GB
Weights + KV cache + runtime overhead
Estimated generation
124–186 tok/s
Estimated first token
~0.4s

Every quantization on this machine

On small screens, each quant lists every metric below its name. On wider screens, scroll sideways for total memory, speed and fit. Keyboard: focus the table, then use the arrow keys. Quant names stay visible.

GLM-4.7 Flash (MoE) quantizations on NVIDIA L40S (48GB), estimated at 4K context. Weights and total memory are shown separately.
QuantWeightsTotal memorySpeedFit
Q2_K11.3 GB12.4 GB206–309 tok/sRuns great
Q3_K_M14.6 GB15.6 GB186–280 tok/sRuns great
Q4_K_M18.3 GB19.3 GB168–252 tok/sRuns great
Q5_K_M21.4 GB22.4 GB155–233 tok/sRuns great
Q6_K24.7 GB25.7 GB144–216 tok/sRuns great
Q8_031.8 GB32.9 GB124–186 tok/sRuns great
FP1659.9 GB60.9 GB— not residentWon't fit

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