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Can a Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 48GB run Laya 421M (Convai, decision)?

Yes. Laya 421M (Convai, decision) fits in fast memory on Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 48GB at BF16 (1.5 GB needed, 36.0 GB usable), about 585 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 48GB · Model: Laya 421M (Convai, decision)

Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 48GB has 48 GB of unified memory and 614 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 36.0 GB. Laya 421M (Convai, decision) (0.421B, Convai Innovations) at BF16 is a 0.84 GB download and needs 1.5 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantBF16
Download size0.84 GB
Memory needed1.5 GB
Usable fast memory36.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~585 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run laya:421m-english-bf16
Open Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 48GB 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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