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Can I run this LLM?

Can a MacBook Pro M1 Max (64GB) run Phi-4 14B?

Phi · MIT · estimated for a 64.0 GB machine at 4K context.

Yes — it runs great.

Best fit: Phi-4 14B at Q8_0 · 15.6 GB · 15–22 tok/s on a MacBook Pro M1 Max (64GB).

Every quantization on this machine

QuantSizeSpeedFit
Q2_K5.6 GB34–50 tok/sRuns great
Q3_K_M7.2 GB28–42 tok/sRuns great
Q4_K_M8.9 GB24–36 tok/sRuns great
Q5_K_M10.4 GB21–32 tok/sRuns great
Q6_K12.0 GB19–28 tok/sRuns great
Q8_015.6 GB15–22 tok/sRuns great
FP1629.3 GB9–13 tok/sTight / slow

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