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Llama Guard 4 12B

Multimodal model by Meta · 12B 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

Runs Excellently

Llama Guard 4 12B fits comfortably in your 24 GB Mac using Q8_0 quantization, using 58% of your RAM.

tok/s

Q8_0 · 13.9 GB · Benchmark needed

Quantization Options

QuantizationMemorySpeedFits?
Q8_0 Recommended 13.9 GB~123 tok/s
Q6_K 10.9 GB~161 tok/s
Q5_K_M 9.4 GB~189 tok/s
Q4_K_M 8.2 GB~222 tok/s
Q3_K_M 7.0 GB~268 tok/s
Q2_K 5.7 GB~348 tok/s

Specifications

Parameters12.0B
Architecturellama4
Context Length4K
CategoryMultimodal
Capabilitiesvision
Mixture of Experts 16 experts, 1 active
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM6.7 GB
Licensellama4
HuggingFace Downloads151,865

Which Mac Can Run Llama Guard 4 12B?

Minimum Mac

MacBook Pro 14" — M1 Pro 16GB

Q6_K · benchmark needed · 68% RAM

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 14%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 5%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 3%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 22%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 11%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 22%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 11%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 39%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 29%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 22%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 11%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 39%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 29%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 22%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 11%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 39%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 29%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 22%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 11%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 39%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 29%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 22%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 11%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 39%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 29%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 22%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 11%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 43%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 22%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 43%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 22%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 14%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 39%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 29%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 22%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 14%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 11%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 43%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 22%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 43%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 22%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 14%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 39%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 29%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 22%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 14%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 11%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 43%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 22%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 43%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 22%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 14%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 58%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 29%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 22%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 58%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 29%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 22%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 58%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 29%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 58%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 29%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 58%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 29%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 64GB Q8_0 22%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB Q6_K 68%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB Q6_K 68%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB Q6_K 68%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB Q6_K 68%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 16GB Q6_K 68%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB Q6_K 68%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB Q6_K 68%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 43%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 43%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 43%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 43%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 43%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB Q6_K 68%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 16GB Q6_K 68%
Mac mini · M4 16GB Q6_K 68%
iMac · M4 16GB Q6_K 68%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB Q8_0 58%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB Q8_0 43%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB Q8_0 58%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB Q8_0 43%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB Q8_0 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 39%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB Q8_0 77%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 39%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB Q6_K 68%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB Q6_K 68%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 16GB Q6_K 68%
Mac mini · M2 16GB Q6_K 68%
iMac · M3 16GB Q6_K 68%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB Q8_0 58%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB Q8_0 43%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 24GB Q8_0 58%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 32GB Q8_0 43%
Mac mini · M4 24GB Q8_0 58%
Mac mini · M4 32GB Q8_0 43%
iMac · M4 24GB Q8_0 58%
iMac · M4 32GB Q8_0 43%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB Q8_0 58%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB Q8_0 58%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 24GB Q8_0 58%
Mac mini · M2 24GB Q8_0 58%
iMac · M3 24GB Q8_0 58%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB Q6_K 68%
Mac mini · M1 16GB Q6_K 68%
iMac · M1 16GB Q6_K 68%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB Q2_K 72%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB Q2_K 72%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 8GB Q2_K 72%
Mac mini · M2 8GB Q2_K 72%
iMac · M3 8GB Q2_K 72%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB Q2_K 72%
Mac mini · M1 8GB Q2_K 72%
iMac · M1 8GB Q2_K 72%

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