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Can a MacBook Air / Mac mini M2 (24GB) run Phi-4 14B?

Phi · MIT · estimated for a 24.0 GB machine at 4K context.

Yes, but it's tight.

Tight / slow

Best fit: Phi-4 14B at Q2_K · 5.6 GB weights · 10–15 tok/s on a MacBook Air / Mac mini M2 (24GB).

Arena Text Overall · style-controlled

1,256Q2_K untested

phi-4 · published configuration reference · Q2_K not tested

Arena Text Overall (style-controlled), exact published entry phi-4, 2026-10-08: reference rating 1,256.3. Published confidence bounds 1,251.7–1,260.9. 24,126 votes. Published phi-4 configuration reference. Reasoning mode is not disclosed by the Arena dataset. Tested precision, runtime and sampling settings are not disclosed in this dataset. Selected Q2_K 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
7.2 GB
Weights + KV cache + runtime overhead
Estimated generation
10–15 tok/s
Estimated first token
~50s

Every quantization on this machine

On small screens, each quant lists every metric below its name. On wider screens, scroll sideways for total memory, speed and fit. Keyboard: focus the table, then use the arrow keys. Quant names stay visible.

Phi-4 14B quantizations on MacBook Air / Mac mini M2 (24GB), estimated at 4K context. Weights and total memory are shown separately.
QuantWeightsTotal memorySpeedFit
Q2_K5.6 GB7.2 GB10–15 tok/sTight / slow
Q3_K_M7.2 GB8.8 GB8–12 tok/sTight / slow
Q4_K_M8.9 GB10.5 GB7–10 tok/sTight / slow
Q5_K_M10.4 GB12.0 GB6–9 tok/sTight / slow
Q6_K12.0 GB13.7 GB5–8 tok/sTight / slow
Q8_015.6 GB17.2 GB— not residentWon't fit
FP1629.3 GB31.0 GB— not residentWon't fit
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