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ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking

General model by baidu · 21.83B parameters

Chip
Unified Memory
Bandwidth 307 GB/s
Available for Models ~21 GB

Everything this chip runs, machine by machine: MacBook Pro 14" M5 Pro, MacBook Pro 16" M5 Pro, Mac mini M5 Pro

Runs Excellently

ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking fits comfortably in your 24 GB Mac using Q6_K quantization, using 81% of your RAM.

~10tok/s
Q6_K19.4 GBEstimated
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Specifications

Parameters21.8B
Architectureernie4_5_moe
Context Length131K
CategoryGeneral
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM12.2 GB
Licenseapache-2.0
HuggingFace Downloads14,429

GGUF Sources

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Quantization Options

QuantizationMemorySpeedFits?
Q8_0 24.9 GB~7 tok/s✗
Q6_K Recommended 19.4 GB~10 tok/s✓
Q5_K_M 16.8 GB~11 tok/s✓
Q4_K_M 14.6 GB~13 tok/s✓
Q3_K_M 12.4 GB~16 tok/s✓
Q2_K 10.0 GB~21 tok/s✓

Which Mac Can Run ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B Thinking?

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Minimum Mac

MacBook Pro 14" — M5 Pro 24GB

Q6_K · ~10 tok/s · 81% RAM

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~29 26%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~29 10%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 ~29 5%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~20 26%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~20 10%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 ~20 5%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~19 39%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~19 19%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~19 39%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~19 19%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~19 13%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~15 69%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~15 52%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~15 39%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~15 19%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~15 69%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~15 52%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~15 39%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~15 19%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~15 69%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~15 52%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~15 39%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~15 19%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~13 69%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~13 52%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~13 39%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~13 19%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~13 69%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~13 52%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~13 39%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~13 19%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~13 69%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~13 52%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~13 39%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~13 19%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB Q6_K ~10 81%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB Q6_K ~10 81%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 24GB Q6_K ~10 81%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~10 78%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~10 39%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~10 78%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~10 39%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~10 26%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~10 69%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~10 52%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~10 39%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~10 26%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~10 19%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~10 78%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~10 39%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~10 78%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~10 39%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~10 26%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~10 69%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~10 52%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~10 39%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~10 26%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~10 19%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~10 78%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~10 39%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~10 78%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~10 39%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~10 26%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB Q6_K ~9 81%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB Q6_K ~9 81%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 24GB Q6_K ~9 81%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~7 52%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~7 39%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~7 52%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~7 39%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~7 52%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~7 39%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~7 52%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~7 52%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~7 52%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~7 39%
Mac mini · M6 24GB Q6_K ~5 81%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB Q6_K ~5 81%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB Q6_K ~5 81%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~5 78%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~5 78%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~5 78%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~5 78%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~5 78%
Mac mini · M6 32GB Q8_0 ~4 78%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB Q6_K ~4 81%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 24GB Q6_K ~4 81%
Mac mini · M4 24GB Q6_K ~4 81%
iMac · M4 24GB Q6_K ~4 81%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~4 78%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~4 78%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~4 69%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~4 69%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB Q6_K ~3 81%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB Q6_K ~3 81%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 24GB Q6_K ~3 81%
Mac mini · M2 24GB Q6_K ~3 81%
iMac · M3 24GB Q6_K ~3 81%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~3 78%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~3 78%
Mac mini · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~3 78%
iMac · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~3 78%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB Q3_K_M ~10 78%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB Q3_K_M ~10 78%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB Q3_K_M ~10 78%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB Q3_K_M ~10 78%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 16GB Q3_K_M ~10 78%
Mac mini · M6 16GB Q3_K_M ~9 78%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB Q3_K_M ~8 78%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB Q3_K_M ~8 78%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB Q4_K_M ~7 81%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB Q4_K_M ~7 81%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB Q3_K_M ~6 78%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 16GB Q3_K_M ~6 78%
Mac mini · M4 16GB Q3_K_M ~6 78%
iMac · M4 16GB Q3_K_M ~6 78%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB Q3_K_M ~5 78%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB Q3_K_M ~5 78%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 16GB Q3_K_M ~5 78%
Mac mini · M2 16GB Q3_K_M ~5 78%
iMac · M3 16GB Q3_K_M ~5 78%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB Q3_K_M ~4 78%
Mac mini · M1 16GB Q3_K_M ~4 78%
iMac · M1 16GB Q3_K_M ~4 78%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB — — 125%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB — — 125%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 8GB — — 125%
Mac mini · M2 8GB — — 125%
iMac · M3 8GB — — 125%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB — — 125%
Mac mini · M1 8GB — — 125%
iMac · M1 8GB — — 125%

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