can-i-run-this-llm

Can I run this LLM?

Can a Mac Studio M1 Ultra (128GB) run Qwen3 Coder Next 80B-A3B (MoE)?

Qwen · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 128.0 GB machine at 4K context.

Yes — it runs great.

Best fit: Qwen3 Coder Next 80B-A3B (MoE) at Q6_K · 65.8 GB · 90–134 tok/s on a Mac Studio M1 Ultra (128GB).

Every quantization on this machine

QuantSizeSpeedFit
Q2_K29.2 GB116–174 tok/sRuns great
Q3_K_M38.3 GB108–162 tok/sRuns great
Q4_K_M49.3 GB100–150 tok/sRuns great
Q5_K_M59.2 GB93–140 tok/sRuns great
Q6_K65.8 GB90–134 tok/sRuns great
Q8_084.8 GB80–120 tok/sTight / slow
FP16159.5 GB57–85 tok/sWon't fit

Ran Qwen3 Coder Next 80B-A3B (MoE) on a Mac Studio M1 Ultra (128GB)? Add your real numbers →