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Can a M4 32GB run Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B?

Yes. Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B fits in fast memory on M4 32GB at Q4_K_M (22.2 GB needed, 24.0 GB usable), about 5 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M4 32GB · Model: Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B

M4 32GB has 32 GB of unified memory and 120 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 24.0 GB. Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (32.8B, Alibaba) at Q4_K_M is a 20 GB download and needs 22.2 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ4_K_M
Download size20 GB
Memory needed22.2 GB
Usable fast memory24.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~5 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run qwen2.5-coder:32b
Open M4 32GB 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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