Can a MacBook Pro / Mac Studio M5 Max (128GB) run Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE)?

Yes — Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE) runs at FP16 (50.5 GB) at about 39–58 tok/s on a MacBook Pro / Mac Studio M5 Max (128GB).

How much memory does Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE) need?

Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE) needs about 11.6 GB at 4K context at its smallest quantization. A MacBook Pro / Mac Studio M5 Max (128GB) has 128.0 GB.

Yes — Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE) runs on a MacBook Pro / Mac Studio M5 Max (128GB) at FP16

Yes — it runs great.

Runs great

Best fit: Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE) at FP16 · 50.5 GB weights · 39–58 tok/s on a MacBook Pro / Mac Studio M5 Max (128GB).

Arena Text Overall · style-controlled

1,438FP16 untested

gemma-4-26b-a4b · published configuration reference · FP16 not tested

Arena Text Overall (style-controlled), exact published entry gemma-4-26b-a4b, 2026-10-08: reference rating 1,437.6. Published confidence bounds 1,430.2–1,445.1. 6,092 votes. Published gemma-4-26b-a4b configuration reference. Reasoning mode is not disclosed by the Arena dataset. Tested precision, runtime and sampling settings are not disclosed in this dataset. Selected FP16 has not been measured by this Arena entry. No quantization quality adjustment is applied.

Snapshot published 2026-10-08 · snapshot imported 2026-10-11 UTC · validated last-good data · manual refresh

Arena leaderboard dataset · Arena / lmarena-ai, Arena Leaderboard Dataset (CC BY 4.0). Selected Text Overall style-controlled rows; field names adapted, ratings unchanged. · dataset CC BY 4.0 · revision e16f90232986

Total memory at 4K context: 51.6 GB; Weights + KV cache + runtime overhead
Estimated generation: 39–58 tok/s
Estimated first token: ~2.6s

Every quantization on this machine

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Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE) quantizations on MacBook Pro / Mac Studio M5 Max (128GB), estimated at 4K context. Weights and total memory are shown separately.
Quant	Weights	Total memory	Speed	Fit
Q2_K	10.6 GB	11.6 GB	95–142 tok/s	Runs great
Q3_K_M	12.7 GB	13.8 GB	88–132 tok/s	Runs great
Q4_K_M	17.0 GB	18.0 GB	77–115 tok/s	Runs great
Q5_K_M	21.2 GB	22.2 GB	68–103 tok/s	Runs great
Q6_K	23.2 GB	24.3 GB	65–97 tok/s	Runs great
Q8_0	26.9 GB	28.0 GB	59–89 tok/s	Runs great
FP16	50.5 GB	51.6 GB	39–58 tok/s	Runs great

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