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Can I run LFM2.5-2.6B-GGUF on a Mac with 32 GB?

Yes

Its BF16 file (5.40 GB) fits in the 21.3 GB a Mac with 32 GB can use, with room for ≈ 128K tokens of context.

Full analysis of LFM2.5-2.6B-GGUF Everything that runs on Mac with 32 GB Get the BF16 file on Hugging Face
ollama run hf.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-2.6B-GGUF:BF16

Files and context on Mac with 32 GB

Each file of LFM2.5-2.6B-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)
BF165.40 GBFits128K128K
F165.40 GBFits128K128K
Q8_02.87 GBFits128K128K
Q6_K2.22 GBFits128K128K
Q5_K_M1.94 GBFits128K128K
Q4_K_M1.67 GBFits128K128K
LFM2.5-2.6B-QAD-Q4_01.59 GBFits128K128K
Q4_01.59 GBFits128K128K

LFM2.5-2.6B-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.