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Yes. Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE) fits in fast memory on M3 Pro 36GB at Q4_K_M (19.6 GB needed, 27.0 GB usable), about 23 tok/s (estimate).
Hardware: M3 Pro 36GB · Model: Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE)
M3 Pro 36GB has 36 GB of unified memory and 150 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 27.0 GB. Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE) (25.8B, 3.8B active, Google) at Q4_K_M is a 18 GB download and needs 19.6 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.
| Best quant | Q4_K_M |
|---|---|
| Download size | 18 GB |
| Memory needed | 19.6 GB |
| Usable fast memory | 27.0 GB |
| Fit | fits in fast memory |
| Estimated speed | ~23 tok/s (estimate) |
| Command | ollama run gemma4:26b-a4b-it-q4_K_M |
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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