Can I run this LLM?
Can a MacBook Pro M3 Max (36GB) run Qwen3.6 35B-A3B (MoE)?
Qwen · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 36.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: Qwen3.6 35B-A3B (MoE) at Q4_K_M · 21.0 GB · 61–91 tok/s on a MacBook Pro M3 Max (36GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3_K_M | 14.9 GB | 72–108 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 21.0 GB | 61–91 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q5_K_M | 24.7 GB | 55–83 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q6_K | 28.6 GB | 51–76 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 36.8 GB | 43–65 tok/s | Won't fit |
| FP16 | 69.3 GB | 27–40 tok/s | Won't fit |
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