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Can a M3 Pro 36GB run Llama 4 Scout 109B (MoE)?

No. Llama 4 Scout 109B (MoE) does not fit on M3 Pro 36GB: Q4_K_M needs 69.7 GB and 27.0 GB is usable.

Hardware: M3 Pro 36GB · Model: Llama 4 Scout 109B (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. Llama 4 Scout 109B (MoE) (109B, 17B active, Meta) at Q4_K_M is a 67 GB download and needs 69.7 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ4_K_M
Download size67 GB
Memory needed69.7 GB
Usable fast memory27.0 GB
Fitdoes not fit
Estimated speedno estimate, it does not fit
Commandollama run llama4:16x17b

Smallest hardware that runs it: M2 Max (38c GPU) 96GB at Q4_K_M (fits in fast memory, 69.7 GB needed, 72.0 GB usable, about 15 tok/s (estimate)). Can a M2 Max (38c GPU) 96GB run Llama 4 Scout 109B (MoE)?

A smaller Meta model that fits this hardware: Llama 3.2 Vision 11B at Q8_0 (fits in fast memory, 13.5 GB). Can a M3 Pro 36GB run Llama 3.2 Vision 11B?

Open M3 Pro 36GB 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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