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Published by r/LocalLLaMA (T2 source). The original is at https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1vj1cin/building_a_zerodependency_c_inference_engine_for/.

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A developer reports building a zero-dependency C inference engine for BitNet 1.58-bit models, achieving 36 tokens/second on a Xeon CPU, and shares lessons from the implementation process.

Hands-on engineering write-up of a minimal CPU inference stack for low-bit models, with concrete throughput numbers and portability considerations rarely documented elsewhere.

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