Instructions to use unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF with Transformers:

# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper
from transformers import pipeline

pipe = pipeline("text-generation", model="unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF", trust_remote_code=True)
messages = [
    {"role": "user", "content": "Who are you?"},
]
pipe(messages)

# Load model directly
from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForCausalLM

tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF", trust_remote_code=True)
model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained("unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF", trust_remote_code=True)

llama-cpp-python

How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF with llama-cpp-python:

# !pip install llama-cpp-python

from llama_cpp import Llama

llm = Llama.from_pretrained(
	repo_id="unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF",
	filename="BF16/DeepSeek-R1-0528-BF16-00001-of-00030.gguf",
)

llm.create_chat_completion(
	messages = [
		{
			"role": "user",
			"content": "What is the capital of France?"
		}
	]
)

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

llama.cpp

How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF with llama.cpp:

Install (macOS, Linux)

curl -LsSf https://llama.app/install.sh | sh
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL

Use pre-built binary

# Download pre-built binary from:
# https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./llama-server -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL

Build from source code

git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git
cd llama.cpp
cmake -B build
cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./build/bin/llama-server -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL

LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL

SGLang

How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF with SGLang:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install SGLang from pip:
pip install sglang
# Start the SGLang server:
python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
    --model-path "unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF" \
    --host 0.0.0.0 \
    --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker images

docker run --gpus all \
    --shm-size 32g \
    -p 30000:30000 \
    -v ~/.cache/huggingface:/root/.cache/huggingface \
    --env "HF_TOKEN=<secret>" \
    --ipc=host \
    lmsysorg/sglang:latest \
    python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
        --model-path "unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF" \
        --host 0.0.0.0 \
        --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Ollama
How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
```

Unsloth Studio

How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF with Unsloth Studio:

Install Unsloth Studio (macOS, Linux, WSL)

curl -fsSL https://unsloth.ai/install.sh | sh
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF to start chatting

Install Unsloth Studio (Windows)

irm https://unsloth.ai/install.ps1 | iex
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF to start chatting

Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth

# No setup required
# Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser
# Search for unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF to start chatting

How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF with Pi:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL

Configure the model in Pi

# Install Pi:
npm install -g @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent
# Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json:
{
  "providers": {
    "llama-cpp": {
      "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1",
      "api": "openai-completions",
      "apiKey": "none",
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run Pi

# Start Pi in your project directory:
pi

Hermes Agent new

How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF with Hermes Agent:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL

Configure Hermes

# Install Hermes:
curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
hermes setup
# Point Hermes at the local server:
hermes config set model.provider custom
hermes config set model.base_url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1
hermes config set model.default unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL

Run Hermes

hermes

Atomic Chat new

OpenClaw new

How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF with OpenClaw:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL

Configure OpenClaw

# Install OpenClaw:
npm install -g openclaw@latest
# Register the local server and set it as the default model:
openclaw onboard --non-interactive --mode local \
  --auth-choice custom-api-key \
  --custom-base-url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1 \
  --custom-model-id "unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL" \
  --custom-provider-id llama-cpp \
  --custom-compatibility openai \
  --custom-text-input \
  --accept-risk \
  --skip-health

Run OpenClaw

openclaw agent --local --agent main --message "Hello from Hugging Face"

Docker Model Runner
How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
```

Lemonade

How to use unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.DeepSeek-R1-0528-GGUF-UD-Q4_K_XL

List all available models

lemonade list

Help with finetuning

#19

by ccocks-deca - opened Jun 9, 2025

Discussion

ccocks-deca

Jun 9, 2025

@shimmyshimmer

Is it possible to finetune R1 (not using unsloth, bc of single gpu only). I have a few questions:

Can I finetune the GGUF directly (as mentioned in https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/discussions/6680)
When I'm using QLoRA does it work by:
Download model -> Quantize to Q4 -> Tune -> Upload adapters
OR
Download model -> Tune -> Quantize Adapters to Q4 -> Upload adapters

Basically, is it better to use QLoRA on a 16bit or a 4bit model, like what's the difference between:

model, tokenizer = FastLanguageModel.from_pretrained(
    model_name = "Deepseek/deekseek-R1-0528-4bit", 
    max_seq_length = max_seq_length,
    load_in_4bit = True,
    # token = "hf_...", # use one if using gated models like meta-llama/Llama-2-7b-hf
)

model, tokenizer = FastLanguageModel.from_pretrained(
    model_name = "Deepseek/deekseek-R1-0528", 
    max_seq_length = max_seq_length,
    load_in_4bit = True,
    # token = "hf_...", # use one if using gated models like meta-llama/Llama-2-7b-hf
)

shimmyshimmer

Unsloth AI org Jun 15, 2025

multiGPU actually works with accelerate fyi but we haven't officially announced yet because we're working on a much better version

When you use unsloth, we will convert it from 16bit to 4bit on the fly for you

Also see someones multiGPU repo from Unsloth which can help: https://www.reddit.com/r/unsloth/comments/1l8mxkq/multigpu_support_how_to_make_your_unsloth/

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