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Phi 4 mini reasoning

Reasoning model by Microsoft · 3.8B parameters · Released 2025-04-01

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

Phi 4 mini reasoning fits comfortably in your 24 GB Mac using Q8_0 quantization, using 20% of your RAM.

~42 tok/s

Q8_0 · 4.7 GB · Estimated

Quantization Options

QuantizationMemorySpeedFits?
Q8_0 Recommended 4.7 GB~42 tok/s✓
Q6_K 3.8 GB~56 tok/s✓
Q5_K_M 3.3 GB~65 tok/s✓
Q4_K_M 3.0 GB~77 tok/s✓
Q3_K_M 2.6 GB~93 tok/s✓
Q2_K 2.2 GB~120 tok/s✓

Specifications

Parameters3.8B
Architecturephi4
Context Length16K
CategoryReasoning
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM2.1 GB
Licensemit
HuggingFace Downloads63,982

GGUF Sources

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Which Mac Can Run Phi 4 mini reasoning?

Minimum Mac

MacBook Air — M2 8GB

Q8_0 · ~14 tok/s · 59% RAM

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~113 5%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~113 2%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 ~113 1%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~110 7%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~110 4%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~110 7%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~110 4%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~110 2%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~85 13%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~85 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~85 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~85 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~85 13%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~85 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~85 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~85 4%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~75 13%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~75 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~75 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~75 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~75 13%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~75 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~75 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~75 4%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~75 13%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~75 10%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~75 7%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~75 4%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~55 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~55 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~55 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~55 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~55 5%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~55 13%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~55 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~55 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~55 5%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~55 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~55 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~55 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~55 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~55 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~55 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~55 13%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~55 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~55 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~55 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~55 4%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~55 15%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~55 7%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~55 15%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~55 7%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~55 5%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~42 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~42 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~42 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~42 20%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~42 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~42 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~38 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~38 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~38 20%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~38 10%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~38 20%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~38 10%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~38 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~28 30%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~28 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~28 30%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~28 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~28 30%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~28 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~28 30%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~28 15%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~28 30%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~28 15%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB Q8_0 ~21 30%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB Q8_0 ~21 20%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~21 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB Q8_0 ~21 30%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB Q8_0 ~21 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~21 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB Q8_0 ~21 26%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~21 13%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB Q8_0 ~21 26%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~21 13%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~17 30%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~17 20%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~17 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~17 30%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~17 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~17 15%
Mac mini · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~17 30%
Mac mini · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~17 20%
Mac mini · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~17 15%
iMac · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~17 30%
iMac · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~17 20%
iMac · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~17 15%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB Q8_0 ~14 59%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB Q8_0 ~14 30%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB Q8_0 ~14 20%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB Q8_0 ~14 59%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB Q8_0 ~14 30%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~14 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 8GB Q8_0 ~14 59%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 16GB Q8_0 ~14 30%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~14 20%
Mac mini · M2 8GB Q8_0 ~14 59%
Mac mini · M2 16GB Q8_0 ~14 30%
Mac mini · M2 24GB Q8_0 ~14 20%
iMac · M3 8GB Q8_0 ~14 59%
iMac · M3 16GB Q8_0 ~14 30%
iMac · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~14 20%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB Q8_0 ~9 59%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~9 30%
Mac mini · M1 8GB Q8_0 ~9 59%
Mac mini · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~9 30%
iMac · M1 8GB Q8_0 ~9 59%
iMac · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~9 30%

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