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EnrichedOpen SourceReddit r/LocalLLaMACommunityLive · 4d agoPublished 6/29/2026

Best way to test models at different quants before buying GPUs

I am determined to buy a bunch of GPUs. However, I would like to test the performance of models such as GLM-5.2 at different quantisation levels first. What's the best approach here? Rent a few rtx6ks on Vast.ai and run the models there? submitted by /u/wurst_katastro

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I am determined to buy a bunch of GPUs. However, I would like to test the performance of models such as GLM-5.2 at different quantisation levels first. What's the best approach here? Rent a few rtx6ks on Vast.ai and run the models there? submitted by /u/wurst_katastrophe

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