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Can I run QwQ-32B-GGUF on a Mac with 36 GB?

Yes, just

Its Q5_0 file (22.6 GB) fits in the 24.0 GB a Mac with 36 GB can use, with room for ≈ 5K tokens of context.

Full analysis of QwQ-32B-GGUF Everything that runs on Mac with 36 GB Get the Q5_0 file on Hugging Face
ollama run hf.co/Qwen/QwQ-32B-GGUF:Q5_0

Files and context on Mac with 36 GB

Each file of QwQ-32B-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 36 GB Context (16-bit)Context (8-bit)
qwq-32b-fp1665.5 GBDoesn't fit——
Q8_034.8 GBDoesn't fit——
Q6_K26.9 GBDoesn't fit——
Q5_K_M23.3 GBDoesn't fit3K5K
Q5_022.6 GBTight5K10K
Q4_K_M19.9 GBTight15K31K

QwQ-32B-GGUF on other hardware

Popular models that run on Mac with 36 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.