Model benchmarks

Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit local LLM performance

As of August 2026, Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit runs at up to 12.0 tok/s for local inference (best of 2 community benchmark runs across 1 GPU).

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Model size

40B

Peak speed

12.0 tok/s

Average speed

10.1 tok/s

Min memory

40.3 GB

Max context

7,894 tokens

Best quality

84.0

Benchmark runs

2

GPUs tested

1

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated August 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
Apple M5 MaxoMLX12.0 tok/s10.1 tok/s40.3 GB7,894 tokens68.52

Frequently asked questions

How fast is Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit for local inference?
Across 2 community benchmark runs, Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit reaches up to 12.0 tok/s and averages 10.1 tok/s, with the fastest results on Apple M5 Max.
How much memory does Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 40.3 GB of memory.
Which tools have been used to run Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit?
Benchmarks were submitted using oMLX. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.