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Can I run this LLM?

Can a MacBook Air/Pro M3 (16GB) run LFM2.5 1.2B?

LFM · See model card · estimated for a 16.0 GB machine at 4K context.

Yes — it runs great.

Best fit: LFM2.5 1.2B at FP16 · 2.3 GB · 24–36 tok/s on a MacBook Air/Pro M3 (16GB).

Every quantization on this machine

QuantSizeSpeedFit
Q4_K_M0.7 GB57–86 tok/sRuns great
Q5_K_M0.8 GB53–79 tok/sRuns great
Q6_K1.0 GB48–72 tok/sRuns great
Q8_01.3 GB40–60 tok/sRuns great
FP162.3 GB24–36 tok/sRuns great

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