can-i-run-this-llm

Can I run this LLM?

Can a MacBook Air M4 (24GB) run Granite 4.2 30B?

Granite · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 24.0 GB machine at 4K context.

Yes, but it's tight.

Best fit: Granite 4.2 30B at Q2_K · 10.9 GB · 7–10 tok/s on a MacBook Air M4 (24GB).

Every quantization on this machine

QuantSizeSpeedFit
Q2_K10.9 GB7–10 tok/sTight / slow
Q3_K_M14.1 GB5–8 tok/sTight / slow
Q4_K_M17.7 GB4–6 tok/sWon't fit
Q5_K_M20.8 GB4–5 tok/sWon't fit
Q6_K24.0 GB3–5 tok/sWon't fit
Q8_031.1 GB2–4 tok/sWon't fit
FP1658.6 GB1–2 tok/sWon't fit

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