Can I run this LLM?
Can a MacBook Pro M5 Max (36GB) run Qwen3.5 4B?
Qwen · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 36.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: Qwen3.5 4B at FP16 · 8.4 GB · 30–45 tok/s on a MacBook Pro M5 Max (36GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 1.9 GB | 80–120 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q3_K_M | 2.3 GB | 73–110 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 2.7 GB | 66–99 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q5_K_M | 3.1 GB | 61–92 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q6_K | 3.5 GB | 57–85 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q8_0 | 4.5 GB | 48–72 tok/s | Runs great |
| FP16 | 8.4 GB | 30–45 tok/s | Runs great |
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