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Qwen3.5 27B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled

Reasoning model by jackrong · 27.78B parameters · Released 2026-02-27

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

Tight Fit

Qwen3.5 27B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled can run but will be tight at 77% of RAM. Consider a lower quantization or closing other apps.

~10tok/s
Q4_K_M18.4 GBEstimated

Alternative: Q3_K_M (15.7 GB, ~13 tok/s)

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Specifications

Parameters27.8B
Architectureqwen3_5
Context Length262K
CategoryReasoning
Capabilitiesvision, tool_use
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM15.5 GB
Licenseapache-2.0
HuggingFace Downloads60,093

GGUF Sources

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Quantization Options

QuantizationMemorySpeedFits?
Q8_0 31.5 GB~6 tok/s✗
Q6_K 24.5 GB~8 tok/s✗
Q5_K_M 21.2 GB~9 tok/s✗
Q4_K_M Recommended 18.4 GB~10 tok/s✓
Q3_K_M 15.7 GB~13 tok/s✓
Q2_K 12.6 GB~16 tok/s✓

Which Mac Can Run Qwen3.5 27B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled?

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Minimum Mac

MacBook Pro 14" — M3 Pro 18GB

Q2_K · ~8 tok/s · 70% RAM

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~23 33%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~23 12%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 ~23 6%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~15 33%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~15 12%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 ~15 6%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB Q6_K ~15 68%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB Q6_K ~15 68%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 36GB Q6_K ~15 68%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~15 49%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~15 25%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~15 49%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~15 25%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~15 16%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 36GB Q6_K ~14 68%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB Q6_K ~14 68%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB Q6_K ~14 68%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~12 66%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~12 49%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~12 25%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~12 66%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~12 49%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~12 25%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~12 66%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~12 49%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~12 25%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~10 66%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~10 49%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~10 25%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~10 66%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~10 49%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~10 25%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~10 66%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~10 49%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~10 25%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 32GB Q6_K ~10 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 32GB Q6_K ~10 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 36GB Q6_K ~10 68%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB Q6_K ~10 77%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB Q6_K ~10 77%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB Q6_K ~10 68%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB Q6_K ~10 77%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB Q6_K ~10 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 49%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 49%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~8 33%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~8 66%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 49%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~8 33%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~8 25%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 49%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 49%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~8 33%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~8 66%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 49%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~8 33%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~8 25%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 49%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 49%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~8 33%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~6 66%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~6 49%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~6 66%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~6 49%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~6 66%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~6 49%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~5 66%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~5 66%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~5 66%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~5 49%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 77%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 77%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 77%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 77%
Mac mini · M6 32GB Q6_K ~4 77%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB Q6_K ~4 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB Q6_K ~4 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB Q6_K ~4 68%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB Q6_K ~4 68%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB Q6_K ~3 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 32GB Q6_K ~3 77%
Mac mini · M4 32GB Q6_K ~3 77%
iMac · M4 32GB Q6_K ~3 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB Q2_K ~8 70%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB Q2_K ~8 70%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~11 79%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~11 79%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~11 79%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~11 79%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~11 79%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~10 77%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~10 77%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~10 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~9 77%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~9 77%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~9 77%
Mac mini · M6 16GB Q2_K ~9 79%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB Q2_K ~8 79%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB Q2_K ~8 79%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB Q2_K ~6 79%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 16GB Q2_K ~6 79%
Mac mini · M4 16GB Q2_K ~6 79%
iMac · M4 16GB Q2_K ~6 79%
Mac mini · M6 24GB Q4_K_M ~6 77%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB Q2_K ~5 79%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB Q2_K ~5 79%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 16GB Q2_K ~5 79%
Mac mini · M2 16GB Q2_K ~5 79%
iMac · M3 16GB Q2_K ~5 79%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB Q4_K_M ~5 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB Q4_K_M ~5 77%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB Q4_K_M ~4 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 24GB Q4_K_M ~4 77%
Mac mini · M4 24GB Q4_K_M ~4 77%
iMac · M4 24GB Q4_K_M ~4 77%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB Q2_K ~4 79%
Mac mini · M1 16GB Q2_K ~4 79%
iMac · M1 16GB Q2_K ~4 79%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB Q4_K_M ~3 77%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB Q4_K_M ~3 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 24GB Q4_K_M ~3 77%
Mac mini · M2 24GB Q4_K_M ~3 77%
iMac · M3 24GB Q4_K_M ~3 77%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB — — 157%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB — — 157%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 8GB — — 157%
Mac mini · M2 8GB — — 157%
iMac · M3 8GB — — 157%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB — — 157%
Mac mini · M1 8GB — — 157%
iMac · M1 8GB — — 157%

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