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Can a M1 8GB run Kev 9B (decision)?

No. Kev 9B (decision) does not fit on M1 8GB: Q4_K_M needs 6.6 GB and 5.4 GB is usable.

Hardware: M1 8GB · Model: Kev 9B (decision)

M1 8GB has 8 GB of unified memory and 68 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 5.4 GB. Kev 9B (decision) (9B, Kev) at Q4_K_M is a 5.6 GB download and needs 6.6 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ4_K_M
Download size5.6 GB
Memory needed6.6 GB
Usable fast memory5.4 GB
Fitdoes not fit
Estimated speedno estimate, it does not fit
Commandollama run kev:9b-q4_K_M

Smallest hardware that runs it: RTX 3060 8GB at Q4_K_M (fits in fast memory, 6.6 GB needed, 7.5 GB usable, about 26 tok/s (estimate)). Can a RTX 3060 8GB run Kev 9B (decision)?

A smaller Kev model that fits this hardware: Kev 4B (decision) at Q8_0 (fits in fast memory, 5.3 GB). Can a M1 8GB run Kev 4B (decision)?

Open M1 8GB in the checker

Estimates, not benchmarks. Model sizes are ollama.com download sizes; memory needed adds headroom for ~8k tokens of context; speeds are rough figures from memory bandwidth. Data updated 2026-10-23.

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