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Qwen3.5 27B

General model by Alibaba · 27.78B parameters · Released 2026-02-24

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

Tight Fit

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

~10 tok/s

Q4_K_M · 18.4 GB

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

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✓

Specifications

Parameters27.8B
Architectureqwen3_5
Context Length262K
CategoryGeneral
Capabilitiesvision, tool_use
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM15.5 GB
HuggingFace Downloads3,133,430

GGUF Sources

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Which Mac Can Run Qwen3.5 27B?

Minimum Mac

MacBook Pro 14" — M3 Pro 18GB

Q2_K · ~8 tok/s · 70% RAM

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~35 16%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~35 12%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Ultra 384GB Q8_0 ~35 8%
Mac Studio · M6 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~35 16%
Mac Studio · M6 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~35 12%
Mac Studio · M6 Ultra 384GB Q8_0 ~35 8%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~23 25%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~23 16%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~23 12%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~17 66%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~17 49%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~17 25%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 192GB Q8_0 ~17 16%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~17 66%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~17 49%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~17 25%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 192GB Q8_0 ~17 16%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~17 66%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~17 49%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~17 25%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 192GB Q8_0 ~17 16%
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 96GB Q8_0 ~15 33%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~15 25%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~15 16%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~15 33%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~15 16%
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 64GB Q8_0 ~12 49%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~12 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 64GB Q8_0 ~10 49%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~10 25%
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" · M6 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~8 66%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~8 49%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~8 66%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~8 49%
Mac Mini · M6 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~8 66%
Mac Mini · M6 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~8 49%
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 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%
MacBook Air · M6 32GB Q6_K ~5 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 32GB Q6_K ~5 77%
Mac Mini · M6 32GB Q6_K ~5 77%
iMac · M6 32GB Q6_K ~5 77%
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%
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%
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" · M6 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~14 77%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~14 77%
Mac Mini · M6 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~14 77%
MacBook Air · M6 16GB Q2_K ~11 79%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 16GB Q2_K ~11 79%
Mac Mini · M6 16GB Q2_K ~11 79%
iMac · M6 16GB Q2_K ~11 79%
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%
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%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB Q2_K ~8 79%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB Q2_K ~8 79%
MacBook Air · M6 24GB Q4_K_M ~7 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 24GB Q4_K_M ~7 77%
Mac Mini · M6 24GB Q4_K_M ~7 77%
iMac · M6 24GB Q4_K_M ~7 77%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB Q2_K ~6 79%
Mac Mini · M4 16GB Q2_K ~6 79%
iMac · M4 16GB Q2_K ~6 79%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB Q2_K ~5 79%
MacBook Air · 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%
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%
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%
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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