Can I run this LLM?
Can a MacBook Pro M1 Pro (32GB) run Qwen3.6 27B?
Qwen · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 32.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes, but it's tight.
Best fit: Qwen3.6 27B at Q3_K_M · 11.6 GB · 10–15 tok/s on a MacBook Pro M1 Pro (32GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3_K_M | 11.6 GB | 10–15 tok/s | Tight / slow |
| Q4_K_M | 16.3 GB | 7–11 tok/s | Tight / slow |
| Q5_K_M | 19.2 GB | 6–10 tok/s | Tight / slow |
| Q6_K | 22.2 GB | 6–8 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 28.6 GB | 4–7 tok/s | Won't fit |
| FP16 | 53.8 GB | 2–4 tok/s | Won't fit |
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