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Can a M1 Pro 16GB run DeepSeek Coder V2 Lite 16B (MoE)?

Yes. DeepSeek Coder V2 Lite 16B (MoE) fits in fast memory on M1 Pro 16GB at Q4_0 (9.9 GB needed, 10.7 GB usable), about 59 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M1 Pro 16GB · Model: DeepSeek Coder V2 Lite 16B (MoE)

M1 Pro 16GB has 16 GB of unified memory and 200 GB/s of memory bandwidth. M2 Pro 16GB has the same memory and bandwidth, so the fit numbers match; this page is M1 Pro 16GB. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 10.7 GB. DeepSeek Coder V2 Lite 16B (MoE) (15.7B, 2.4B active, DeepSeek) at Q4_0 is a 8.9 GB download and needs 9.9 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ4_0
Download size8.9 GB
Memory needed9.9 GB
Usable fast memory10.7 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~59 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run deepseek-coder-v2:16b
Open M1 Pro 16GB 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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