Can I run this LLM?
Can a MacBook Pro M1 Pro (32GB) run Qwen3.8 27B?
Qwen · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 32.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes, but it's tight.
Best fit: Qwen3.8 27B at Q4_K_M · 16.5 GB · 7–11 tok/s on a MacBook Pro M1 Pro (32GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_M | 16.5 GB | 7–11 tok/s | Tight / slow |
| Q5_K_M | 19.8 GB | 6–9 tok/s | Tight / slow |
| Q6_K | 22.0 GB | 6–8 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 29.1 GB | 4–7 tok/s | Won't fit |
| FP16 | 54.7 GB | 2–4 tok/s | Won't fit |
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