Can I run this LLM?
Can a MacBook Air/Pro M5 (32GB) run Qwen3.6 35B-A3B (MoE)?
Qwen · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 32.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: Qwen3.6 35B-A3B (MoE) at Q3_K_M · 16.6 GB · 43–65 tok/s on a MacBook Air/Pro M5 (32GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3_K_M | 16.6 GB | 43–65 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 22.1 GB | 36–54 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q5_K_M | 26.5 GB | 32–48 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q6_K | 29.3 GB | 30–45 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 36.9 GB | 25–37 tok/s | Won't fit |
| FP16 | 69.4 GB | 15–22 tok/s | Won't fit |
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