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Runs large language models locally on high-memory machines with asymmetric quantization and persistent KV cache.

At a glanceswept 2026-10-07

≈ 13visits/mo

Little sign of use · estimate, read 2026-10-07

  • ds413
  • #1 Microsoft135M
  • Developer tools median25
For
Developers running large language models locally on high-memory machines without cloud dependency.
Price
Price not read
Activity
Actively maintainedsite updated 4 weeks ago
Company
founding year not on record
Runs as
CLIAPISelf-hosted
What people do with it
  • Run Deepseek V4 and other large models locally on personal hardware
  • Serve local model APIs compatible with OpenAI and Anthropic formats
  • Build persistent coding agents using local model inference
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Questions this page answers
  • What is ds4?

    Runs large language models locally on high-memory machines with asymmetric quantization and persistent KV cache. It is listed in the Atlas under Developer tools.

  • Who is ds4 for?

    Developers running large language models locally on high-memory machines without cloud dependency.

  • Do people use ds4?

    Little sign of use: ≈ 13 visits/mo · estimate, 2026-10.

  • Is ds4 still maintained?

    Actively maintained: site updated 4 weeks ago.

  • What are alternatives to ds4?

    In Developer tools, by use: Cloudflare, Pi Coding Agent, Ollama, New Relic, Blink, Open WebUI.

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