DeepSeek has once again followed its “quiet release” strategy, making its new DeepSeek-V3-0324 model available on Hugging Face without any major announcements. Instead of marketing hype, they’ve simply delivered a solution for the community to evaluate.

I tested the model locally on a Mac Studio equipped with an M3 Ultra chip and saw impressive performance, generating over 20 tokens per second. This marks a significant acceleration for running capable models on local hardware, making it a viable option for developers.

Crucially, the model is released under the MIT license. This decision opens the door for unrestricted use, including for commercial purposes, making it a powerful and accessible tool for builders and businesses alike.