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slug: "colibri-runs-a-744b-model-in-25-gb-of-memory"
title: "Colibri Runs a 744B Model in 25 GB of Memory"
description: "An experimental C inference engine uses aggressive storage and memory techniques to make a very large GLM model runnable without a GPU."
observed_at: "2026-07-15"
why_it_matters: "This dated record adds public evidence to the harness architecture outlives model choice analysis and keeps the claim auditable as the underlying products and practices change."
novelty: "notable"
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status: "published"
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topics: ["local-models","inference","efficiency"]
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# Colibri Runs a 744B Model in 25 GB of Memory

## Observation

An experimental C inference engine uses aggressive storage and memory techniques to make a very large GLM model runnable without a GPU.

## Why it matters

This dated record adds public evidence to the harness architecture outlives model choice analysis and keeps the claim auditable as the underlying products and practices change.

## Provenance

Normalized from QWG AI Telegram message 2699. The original Russian-language record remains available at https://t.me/qwgai/2699.