DeepSeek R1 8B
Distilled reasoning variants for step-by-step analysis and mathematics.
SAFE RAM FLOOR9 GB
MODEL FILE~5.2 GB
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LICENCEMIT / base-model terms
Will it run?
LocalLens uses 9 GB as a conservative starting floor for this Ollama profile. That means the model file, runtime and operating system have some space. It does not promise speed. Your processor, graphics support, context length and other open programs still matter.
Check it against your RAM →What is it useful for?
Verified Ollama setup
Install Ollama from its official website, then run:
ollama run deepseek-r1:8bStart with a real but non-sensitive task. Check the answer, response time and device temperature before using private data.
Evidence and limits
The published maximum context is 128K published max. Maximum context is not a promise that the full context fits at the minimum RAM floor.
Verify this model on Ollama ↗