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LFM2 8B A1B

General model by Liquid AI · 8.34B parameters · Released 2025-10-07

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

Runs Excellently

LFM2 8B A1B fits comfortably in your 24 GB Mac using Q8_0 quantization, using 41% of your RAM.

~107 tok/s

Q8_0 · 9.8 GB

Quantization Options

QuantizationMemorySpeedFits?
Q8_0 Recommended 9.8 GB~107 tok/s✓
Q6_K 7.7 GB~141 tok/s✓
Q5_K_M 6.7 GB~166 tok/s✓
Q4_K_M 5.9 GB~194 tok/s✓
Q3_K_M 5.0 GB~235 tok/s✓
Q2_K 4.1 GB~304 tok/s✓

Specifications

Parameters8.3B
Architecturelfm2_moe
Context Length128K
CategoryGeneral
Mixture of Experts 32 experts, 4 active
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM4.7 GB
HuggingFace Downloads48,809

GGUF Sources

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Which Mac Can Run LFM2 8B A1B?

Minimum Mac

MacBook Air — M6 16GB

Q8_0 · ~71 tok/s · 61% RAM

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~644 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~644 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Ultra 384GB Q8_0 ~644 3%
Mac Studio · M6 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~644 5%
Mac Studio · M6 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~644 4%
Mac Studio · M6 Ultra 384GB Q8_0 ~644 3%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~429 8%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~429 5%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~429 4%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~322 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~322 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~322 8%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 192GB Q8_0 ~322 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~322 20%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~322 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~322 8%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 192GB Q8_0 ~322 5%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~322 20%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~322 15%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~322 8%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 192GB Q8_0 ~322 5%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~279 15%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~279 8%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~279 15%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~279 10%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~279 8%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~279 5%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~279 10%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~279 5%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~214 27%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~214 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~214 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~214 8%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~214 27%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~214 20%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~214 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~214 8%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~214 27%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~214 15%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~214 8%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~191 27%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~191 20%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~191 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~191 8%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~191 27%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~191 15%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~191 8%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~143 41%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~143 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~143 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~143 41%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~143 20%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~143 15%
Mac Mini · M6 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~143 41%
Mac Mini · M6 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~143 20%
Mac Mini · M6 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~143 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~140 31%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~140 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~140 31%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~140 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~140 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~140 27%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~140 20%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~140 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~140 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~140 8%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~140 31%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~140 15%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~140 31%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~140 15%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~140 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~107 41%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~107 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~107 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~107 41%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~107 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~95 41%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~95 20%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~95 41%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~95 20%
Mac Mini · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~95 41%
Mac Mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~95 20%
MacBook Air · M6 16GB Q8_0 ~71 61%
MacBook Air · M6 24GB Q8_0 ~71 41%
MacBook Air · M6 32GB Q8_0 ~71 31%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 16GB Q8_0 ~71 61%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 24GB Q8_0 ~71 41%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 32GB Q8_0 ~71 31%
Mac Mini · M6 16GB Q8_0 ~71 61%
Mac Mini · M6 24GB Q8_0 ~71 41%
Mac Mini · M6 32GB Q8_0 ~71 31%
iMac · M6 16GB Q8_0 ~71 61%
iMac · M6 24GB Q8_0 ~71 41%
iMac · M6 32GB Q8_0 ~71 31%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~70 61%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~70 31%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~70 61%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~70 31%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~70 61%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~70 31%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~70 61%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~70 31%
Mac Mini · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~70 61%
Mac Mini · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~70 31%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB Q8_0 ~54 61%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB Q8_0 ~54 41%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~54 31%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB Q8_0 ~54 61%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB Q8_0 ~54 41%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~54 31%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB Q8_0 ~52 54%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~52 27%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB Q8_0 ~52 54%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~52 27%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~42 61%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~42 41%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~42 31%
Mac Mini · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~42 61%
Mac Mini · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~42 41%
Mac Mini · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~42 31%
iMac · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~42 61%
iMac · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~42 41%
iMac · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~42 31%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB Q8_0 ~35 61%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB Q8_0 ~35 41%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB Q8_0 ~35 61%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~35 41%
Mac Mini · M2 16GB Q8_0 ~35 61%
Mac Mini · M2 24GB Q8_0 ~35 41%
iMac · M3 16GB Q8_0 ~35 61%
iMac · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~35 41%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~24 61%
Mac Mini · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~24 61%
iMac · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~24 61%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB Q4_K_M ~63 74%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB Q4_K_M ~63 74%
Mac Mini · M2 8GB Q4_K_M ~63 74%
iMac · M3 8GB Q4_K_M ~63 74%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB Q4_K_M ~43 74%
Mac Mini · M1 8GB Q4_K_M ~43 74%
iMac · M1 8GB Q4_K_M ~43 74%

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