Can a Mac Studio M1 Ultra (64GB) run Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE)?

Yes — Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE) runs at Q8_0 (26.9 GB) at about 70–105 tok/s on a Mac Studio M1 Ultra (64GB).

How much memory does Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE) need?

Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE) needs about 11.6 GB at 4K context at its smallest quantization. A Mac Studio M1 Ultra (64GB) has 64.0 GB.

Yes — Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE) runs on a Mac Studio M1 Ultra (64GB) at Q8_0

Yes — it runs great.

Runs great

Best fit: Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE) at Q8_0 · 26.9 GB weights · 70–105 tok/s on a Mac Studio M1 Ultra (64GB).

Arena Text Overall · style-controlled

1,438Q8_0 untested

gemma-4-26b-a4b · published configuration reference · Q8_0 not tested

Arena Text Overall (style-controlled), exact published entry gemma-4-26b-a4b, 2026-10-08: reference rating 1,437.6. Published confidence bounds 1,430.2–1,445.1. 6,092 votes. Published gemma-4-26b-a4b configuration reference. Reasoning mode is not disclosed by the Arena dataset. Tested precision, runtime and sampling settings are not disclosed in this dataset. Selected Q8_0 has not been measured by this Arena entry. No quantization quality adjustment is applied.

Snapshot published 2026-10-08 · snapshot imported 2026-10-11 UTC · validated last-good data · manual refresh

Arena leaderboard dataset · Arena / lmarena-ai, Arena Leaderboard Dataset (CC BY 4.0). Selected Text Overall style-controlled rows; field names adapted, ratings unchanged. · dataset CC BY 4.0 · revision e16f90232986

Total memory at 4K context: 28.0 GB; Weights + KV cache + runtime overhead
Estimated generation: 70–105 tok/s
Estimated first token: ~2.3s

Every quantization on this machine

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Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE) quantizations on Mac Studio M1 Ultra (64GB), estimated at 4K context. Weights and total memory are shown separately.
Quant	Weights	Total memory	Speed	Fit
Q2_K	10.6 GB	11.6 GB	106–158 tok/s	Runs great
Q3_K_M	12.7 GB	13.8 GB	99–148 tok/s	Runs great
Q4_K_M	17.0 GB	18.0 GB	88–132 tok/s	Runs great
Q5_K_M	21.2 GB	22.2 GB	79–119 tok/s	Runs great
Q6_K	23.2 GB	24.3 GB	76–114 tok/s	Runs great
Q8_0	26.9 GB	28.0 GB	70–105 tok/s	Runs great
FP16	50.5 GB	51.6 GB	— not resident	Won't fit

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