Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted — Hardware Requirements & GPU Compatibility
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Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted is a 2780.1B-parameter open language model from audnai in the Kimi K3 family. At Q4_K_M it needs about 1834.87 GB of VRAM — see which GPUs and Macs can run it below.
Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted runs on a GPU cluster
Q4_K_M needs ~1.8 TB · about 4 nodes of 8× H100 SXM 80 GB
Other
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Reference GPU · RTX 4090 24 GB
Estimates, ±20% · how we estimate
Run Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted
One recommended way. Every other method, OS and quant is in the step-by-step guide.Each way opens a step-by-step guide for your OS and quant.
Recommended
vllm serve audnai/penclaw-Kimi-K3.1-pro-unrestricted --max-model-len 16384 --tensor-parallel-size 8 --pipeline-parallel-size <nodes>Size the nodes from the table above
Download: Weights on Hugging Face
Ways to runOther ways
each opens step-by-stepRun in cloud
Rent 4× 8-GPU H100 SXM nodes · Q4_K_M
- Estimated hourly price
- ~$86.08/hr
- est., whole cluster
- GPUs
- 32 GPUs
- 2.6 TB of VRAM
$5+ bonus for new users
How Much VRAM Does Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted Need?
Select a quantization level; the listed hardware adheres to it.
| Quantization | VRAM | +32K | Runs on | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1299.7 GB | 1328 GB | 2-bit · K-quant — 2-bit quantization with K-quant improvements | Runs on 8× B200 192 GB | |
| 1490.8 GB | 1519.1 GB | 3-bit medium — 3-bit medium quantization | Runs on 3 nodes of 8× H100 SXM | |
| 1834.9 GB | 1863.2 GB | 4-bit medium — 4-bit medium quantization — most popular sweet spot | Runs on 4 nodes of 8× H100 SXM | |
| 2178.9 GB | 2207.2 GB | 5-bit medium — 5-bit medium quantization — good quality/size tradeoff | Runs on 4 nodes of 8× H100 SXM | |
| 2522.9 GB | 2551.3 GB | 6-bit, very good — 6-bit quantization, very good quality | Runs on 5 nodes of 8× H100 SXM | |
| 3058.1 GB | 3086.4 GB | 8-bit, near-lossless — 8-bit quantization, near-lossless | Runs on 6 nodes of 8× H100 SXM | |
| 6116.2 GB | 6144.5 GB | 16-bit · bfloat — Brain floating point 16 — preferred for training | Runs on 11 nodes of 8× H100 SXM |
Selected Q4_K_M
4-bit medium quantization1848.1GBat 16K context
- Weights
- 1832.7 GB
- KV cache
- 15.1 GB
- Overhead
- 0.3 GB
Server-class: ~1.8 TB at 16K context · about 4 nodes of 8× H100 SXM 80 GB
Which Hardware Can Run Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted?
Q4_K_M · 1834.9 GBPenclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted (Q4_K_M) requires 1834.9 GB of VRAM to load the model weights. For comfortable inference with headroom for KV cache and system overhead, 2386+ GB is recommended. No consumer GPU has enough memory.
Needs server-class hardware
Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted runs on a GPU cluster · Q4_K_M needs ~1.8 TB
| Hardware | Quant | Memory | Context | Hardware page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8× B200 192 GB · 1.5 TB | Q2_K | 1312.9 GB | 32K ctx | B200 → | Q2_K · 1312.9 GB · 32K ctx |
| GPU cluster · 4 nodes of 8× H100 SXM 80 GB | Q4_K_M | 1848.1 GB | 32K ctx | H100 SXM → | Q4_K_M · 1848.1 GB · 32K ctx |
By VRAM tier · typical GPUs and Macs at Q4_K_M
Consumer GPUs (up to 32 GB) and Macs up to 512 GB: too small for this model (needs ≥ 1.3 TB)8 GB tier →12 GB tier →16 GB tier →24 GB tier →Macs →
Alternatives to Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted
Kimi K3 family · 3 models →Specifications
- Publisher
- audnai
- Family
- Kimi K3
- Parameters
- 2780.1B
- Release Date
- 2026-10-23
- License
- Other
Frequently Asked Questions
How much VRAM does Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted need?
Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted requires 1834.9 GB of VRAM at Q4_K_M, or 6116.2 GB at BF16.
VRAM = Weights + KV Cache + Overhead
Weights = 2780.1B × 4.8 bits ÷ 8 = 1668.1 GB
KV Cache + Overhead ≈ 166.8 GB (at 2K context + ~0.3 GB framework)
Fit ratings and hardware model lists check this model with room for a 16K-token context, which needs a little more memory.
VRAM usage by quantization
Can NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 run Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted?
No — Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted requires at least 1299.7 GB at Q2_K, which exceeds the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090's 32 GB of VRAM.
What's the best quantization for Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted?
For Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted, Q4_K_M (1834.9 GB) offers the best balance of quality and VRAM usage. Q5_K_M (2178.9 GB) provides better quality if you have the VRAM. The smallest option is Q2_K at 1299.7 GB.
VRAM requirement by quantization
★ Recommended — best balance of quality and VRAM usage.
Can I run Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted on a Mac?
Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted requires at least 1299.7 GB at Q2_K. None of the 146 Macs we list has that much usable memory (the largest has 508.5 GB after macOS overhead).
Can I run Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted locally?
Yes — Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted can run locally on consumer hardware. Popular tools include Ollama, LM Studio, and llama.cpp.
What's the download size of Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted?
At Q4_K_M, the download is about 1668.07 GB. The full-precision BF16 version is 5560.22 GB. The smallest option (Q2_K) is 1181.55 GB.
Which GPUs can run Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted?
No single consumer GPU has enough VRAM to run Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted at Q4_K_M (1834.9 GB). Multi-GPU or professional hardware is required.
Which devices can run Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted?
Penclaw Kimi K3.1 Pro Unrestricted requires at least 1834.9 GB at Q4_K_M, which exceeds the usable memory of every unified-memory device we list (the largest has 508.5 GB).