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Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct heretic

Coding model by jarradh · 480.15B parameters

Chip
Unified Memory
Bandwidth 307 GB/s 16-core GPU, the lowest of 2 bins at this memory
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

Won't fit

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct heretic needs at least 165.5 GiB, more than the 20.6 GiB available for models, so it needs a Mac with more memory.

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Specifications

Parameters480.2B
Architectureqwen3_moe
Context Length262K
CategoryCoding
Capabilitiestool_use
Mixture of Experts 160 experts, 8 active
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM268.3 GB
HuggingFace Downloads2,025

Quantization Options

Unvalidated forecasts for an 8K text context under a declared full-GPU scenario, at the lowest GPU bin sold with the chosen memory. Memory is reported as its components: exact artifact bytes and a KV allocation derived from a declared attention layout where the catalog carries them, a parameter proxy with no error bound where it does not, and the runtime's working memory, which a browser cannot measure. A fit is confirmed only when every component is known, so a model whose known memory fits reads "Fit unconfirmed" until ToolPiper measures it on your Mac, and one whose known memory alone exceeds the budget reads "Won't fit". Estimated speed ignores prompt length and prefill, and can overstate long-context performance. No measured speed error range is available. The recommendation score weighs declared preferences, not measured answer quality, and becomes a range where evidence is missing.

QuantizationMemorySpeedVerdict
Q8_0 at least 469.5 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q6_K at least 357.7 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q5_K_M at least 304.1 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q4_K_M at least 259.4 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q3_K_M at least 214.6 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q2_K at least 165.5 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit

Which Mac Can Run Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct heretic?

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Unvalidated forecasts for an 8K text context under a declared full-GPU scenario, at the lowest GPU bin sold with the chosen memory. Memory is reported as its components: exact artifact bytes and a KV allocation derived from a declared attention layout where the catalog carries them, a parameter proxy with no error bound where it does not, and the runtime's working memory, which a browser cannot measure. A fit is confirmed only when every component is known, so a model whose known memory fits reads "Fit unconfirmed" until ToolPiper measures it on your Mac, and one whose known memory alone exceeds the budget reads "Won't fit". Estimated speed ignores prompt length and prefill, and can overstate long-context performance. No measured speed error range is available. The recommendation score weighs declared preferences, not measured answer quality, and becomes a range where evidence is missing.

Minimum Mac

Mac Studio — M3 Ultra 512GB

Q6_K · benchmark needed · 70% RAM · Fit unconfirmed

Known memory leaves the good-fit margin free; the runtime's working memory is not measured.

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q2_K 86%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 256GB Q3_K_M 84%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 512GB Q6_K 70%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 256GB Q3_K_M 84%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 512GB Q6_K 70%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB 2,068%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB 1,034%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB 2,068%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB 1,034%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB 689%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB 2,068%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB 1,034%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB 689%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB 1,034%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB 689%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB 517%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB 1,034%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB 689%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB 517%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB 1,034%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB 517%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 32GB 517%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 64GB 259%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB 1,034%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB 517%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 32GB 517%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 64GB 259%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 96GB 172%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 8GB 2,068%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 16GB 1,034%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 24GB 689%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB 919%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB 460%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 36GB 460%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 48GB 345%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 64GB 259%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 96GB 172%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 128GB 129%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 16GB 1,034%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 24GB 689%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 32GB 517%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB 689%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB 345%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 36GB 460%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 48GB 345%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 64GB 259%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 128GB 129%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB 1,034%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB 689%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB 517%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB 689%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB 345%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB 259%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB 460%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB 345%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB 259%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB 129%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB 1,034%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB 517%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB 517%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB 259%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB 1,034%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB 517%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB 517%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB 259%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB 172%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB 919%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB 460%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB 460%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB 345%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB 259%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB 172%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB 129%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB 689%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB 345%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB 460%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB 345%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB 259%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB 129%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB 689%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB 345%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 64GB 259%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB 460%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB 345%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB 259%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB 129%
Mac mini · M1 8GB 2,068%
Mac mini · M1 16GB 1,034%
Mac mini · M2 8GB 2,068%
Mac mini · M2 16GB 1,034%
Mac mini · M2 24GB 689%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 16GB 1,034%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 32GB 517%
Mac mini · M4 16GB 1,034%
Mac mini · M4 24GB 689%
Mac mini · M4 32GB 517%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 24GB 689%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 48GB 345%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 64GB 259%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 24GB 689%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 48GB 345%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 64GB 259%
Mac mini · M6 16GB 1,034%
Mac mini · M6 24GB 689%
Mac mini · M6 32GB 517%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB 517%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB 259%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB 259%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB 129%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB 517%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB 259%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB 172%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB 259%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB 129%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB 460%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 48GB 345%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB 259%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB 129%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB 172%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 36GB 460%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 48GB 345%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 64GB 259%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 128GB 129%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 96GB 172%
iMac · M1 8GB 2,068%
iMac · M1 16GB 1,034%
iMac · M3 8GB 2,068%
iMac · M3 16GB 1,034%
iMac · M3 24GB 689%
iMac · M4 16GB 1,034%
iMac · M4 24GB 689%
iMac · M4 32GB 517%

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