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Can I run Qwen3.8-27B-Uncensored-GGUF on a Mac with 32 GB?

Yes, just

Its Q5_K_M file (19.5 GB) fits in the 21.3 GB a Mac with 32 GB can use, with room for ≈ 24K tokens of context.

Full analysis of Qwen3.8-27B-Uncensored-GGUF Everything that runs on Mac with 32 GB Get the Q5_K_M file on Hugging Face
ollama run hf.co/JonathanColetti/Qwen3.8-27B-Uncensored-GGUF:Q5_K_M

Files and context on Mac with 32 GB

Each file of Qwen3.8-27B-Uncensored-GGUF (and of GGUF versions the site has analyzed), and how much context fits next to it, with the context cache in 16-bit or 8-bit.

FileSizeOn Mac with 32 GB Context (16-bit)Context (8-bit)
Q8_029.0 GBDoesn't fit——
Qwen3.8-27B-Uncensored-noMTP-Q8_028.6 GBDoesn't fit——
Q6_K22.4 GBDoesn't fit——
Qwen3.8-27B-Uncensored-noMTP-Q6_K22.1 GBDoesn't fit——
Q5_K_M19.5 GBTight24K49K
Qwen3.8-27B-Uncensored-noMTP-Q5_K_M19.2 GBTight29K58K
Q4_K_M16.8 GBFits65K130K
Qwen3.8-27B-Uncensored-noMTP-Q4_K_M16.5 GBFits69K138K
IQ4_XS15.3 GBFits87K175K
Qwen3.8-27B-Uncensored-noMTP-IQ4_XS15.1 GBFits91K182K
IQ2_M10.6 GBFits157K256K
Qwen3.8-27B-Uncensored-noMTP-IQ2_M10.2 GBFits164K256K

Qwen3.8-27B-Uncensored-GGUF on other hardware

Popular models that run on Mac with 32 GB

Assumes 67% of the Mac's memory is usable (macOS's default limit for the GPU; it can be raised) and at least 4K tokens of context for one conversation, with the context cache in 16-bit unless noted. Fits leaves at least 20% of that memory for context; Tight leaves less.