Llama.cpp runs GGUF models on jailbroken PS5
The gist
A jailbroken PS5 ran a 27-billion-parameter Qwen model locally at about 20 tokens per second via PS5LM Plus.
The port brings llama.cpp's full range of GGUF models to console hardware.
How it unfolded
- Oct 14, 2026@Pirat_Nation posted on X that a jailbroken PS5 was running Qwen 3.8 27B locally at around 20 tokens per second.
- Oct 15, 2026ProPakistani reported the 27-billion-parameter model running on the console's GPU via PS5LM Plus, a fork of Mert Cobanov's PS5LM project.
- Oct 16, 2026PS5LM v0.9.0 was released, running llama.cpp on the PS5 GPU as its own app with a redesigned TV interface.