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July 11, 2026 · Tom's Hardware

Proof-of-concept runs 1.5TB AI model on just 25GB of RAM

A project called Colibri demonstrated a proof-of-concept running a frontier-scale, 1.5-terabyte AI model using only about 25GB of RAM and a modest CPU. The approach points to a possible path for running very large models on consumer-grade hardware, though it remains an early-stage demonstration.

Why it matters: If it holds up, techniques like this could make running huge models locally far more accessible.

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