Can I run this LLM?
Can a MacBook Pro M5 Max (36GB) run Qwen3.5 9B?
Qwen · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 36.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: Qwen3.5 9B at FP16 · 17.9 GB · 15–23 tok/s on a MacBook Pro M5 Max (36GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3_K_M | 4.7 GB | 44–66 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 5.7 GB | 39–58 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q5_K_M | 6.6 GB | 35–52 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q6_K | 7.5 GB | 32–47 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q8_0 | 9.5 GB | 26–39 tok/s | Runs great |
| FP16 | 17.9 GB | 15–23 tok/s | Runs great |
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