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starcoder

Coding model by BigCode · 15.82B 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

starcoder fits comfortably in your 24 GB Mac using Q8_0 quantization, using 76% of your RAM.

~10tok/s
Q8_018.1 GBEstimated
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Specifications

Parameters15.8B
Architecturegpt_bigcode
Context Length4K
CategoryCoding
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM8.8 GB
Licensebigcode-openrail-m
HuggingFace Downloads12,000

GGUF Sources

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Quantization Options

QuantizationMemorySpeedFits?
Q8_0 Recommended 18.1 GB~10 tok/s✓
Q6_K 14.2 GB~13 tok/s✓
Q5_K_M 12.3 GB~16 tok/s✓
Q4_K_M 10.7 GB~18 tok/s✓
Q3_K_M 9.1 GB~22 tok/s✓
Q2_K 7.4 GB~29 tok/s✓

Which Mac Can Run starcoder?

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Minimum Mac

MacBook Pro 14" — M3 Pro 18GB

Q6_K · ~7 tok/s · 79% RAM

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~41 19%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~41 7%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 ~41 4%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~27 19%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~27 7%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 ~27 4%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~26 28%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~26 14%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~26 28%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~26 14%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~26 9%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~20 50%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~20 38%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~20 28%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~20 14%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~20 50%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~20 38%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~20 28%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~20 14%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~20 50%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~20 38%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~20 28%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~20 14%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~18 50%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~18 38%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~18 28%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~18 14%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~18 50%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~18 38%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~18 28%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~18 14%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~18 50%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~18 38%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~18 28%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~18 14%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~13 57%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~13 28%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~13 57%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~13 28%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~13 19%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~13 50%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~13 38%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~13 28%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~13 19%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~13 14%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~13 57%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~13 28%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~13 57%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~13 28%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~13 19%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~13 50%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~13 38%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~13 28%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~13 19%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~13 14%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~13 57%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~13 28%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~13 57%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~13 28%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~13 19%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~10 76%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~10 38%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~10 28%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~10 76%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~10 38%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~10 28%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~10 76%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~10 38%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~10 28%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~9 76%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~9 38%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~9 76%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~9 38%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~9 76%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~9 38%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~9 28%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~7 57%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~7 57%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~7 57%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~7 57%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~7 57%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB Q6_K ~7 79%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB Q6_K ~7 79%
Mac mini · M6 24GB Q8_0 ~6 76%
Mac mini · M6 32GB Q8_0 ~6 57%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB Q8_0 ~5 76%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~5 57%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB Q8_0 ~5 76%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~5 57%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~5 50%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~5 50%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~4 76%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~4 57%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~4 76%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~4 57%
Mac mini · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~4 76%
Mac mini · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~4 57%
iMac · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~4 76%
iMac · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~4 57%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB Q8_0 ~3 76%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~3 76%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~3 76%
Mac mini · M2 24GB Q8_0 ~3 76%
iMac · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~3 76%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB Q5_K_M ~10 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB Q5_K_M ~10 77%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB Q5_K_M ~10 77%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB Q5_K_M ~10 77%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 16GB Q5_K_M ~10 77%
Mac mini · M6 16GB Q5_K_M ~9 77%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB Q5_K_M ~8 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB Q5_K_M ~8 77%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB Q5_K_M ~6 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 16GB Q5_K_M ~6 77%
Mac mini · M4 16GB Q5_K_M ~6 77%
iMac · M4 16GB Q5_K_M ~6 77%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB Q5_K_M ~5 77%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB Q5_K_M ~5 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 16GB Q5_K_M ~5 77%
Mac mini · M2 16GB Q5_K_M ~5 77%
iMac · M3 16GB Q5_K_M ~5 77%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB Q5_K_M ~3 77%
Mac mini · M1 16GB Q5_K_M ~3 77%
iMac · M1 16GB Q5_K_M ~3 77%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB — — 92%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB — — 92%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 8GB — — 92%
Mac mini · M2 8GB — — 92%
iMac · M3 8GB — — 92%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB — — 92%
Mac mini · M1 8GB — — 92%
iMac · M1 8GB — — 92%

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