Can I run this LLM?
Can a MacBook Air/Pro M5 (16GB) run DeepSeek-R1-Distill 14B?
DeepSeek · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 16.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: DeepSeek-R1-Distill 14B at Q2_K · 5.8 GB · 14–22 tok/s on a MacBook Air/Pro M5 (16GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 5.8 GB | 14–22 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q3_K_M | 7.3 GB | 12–18 tok/s | Tight / slow |
| Q4_K_M | 9.0 GB | 10–15 tok/s | Tight / slow |
| Q5_K_M | 10.5 GB | 9–13 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q6_K | 12.1 GB | 8–11 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 15.7 GB | 6–9 tok/s | Won't fit |
| FP16 | 29.6 GB | 3–5 tok/s | Won't fit |
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