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Can I run this LLM?

Can a MacBook Pro M4 Max (128GB) run Step 3.7 Flash (MoE)?

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

Yes — it runs great.

Best fit: Step 3.7 Flash (MoE) at Q2_K · 71.2 GB · 58–87 tok/s on a MacBook Pro M4 Max (128GB).

Every quantization on this machine

QuantSizeSpeedFit
Q2_K71.2 GB58–87 tok/sRuns great
Q3_K_M91.8 GB49–74 tok/sWon't fit
Q4_K_M121.6 GB40–60 tok/sWon't fit
Q5_K_M142.0 GB36–54 tok/sWon't fit
Q6_K171.8 GB31–46 tok/sWon't fit
Q8_0212.0 GB26–39 tok/sWon't fit

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