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Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct

Chat model by Alibaba · 81.32B parameters · Released 2025-09-09

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 Next 80B A3B Instruct needs at least 28.0 GiB, more than the 20.6 GiB available for models, so it needs a Mac with more memory.

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Specifications

Parameters81.3B
Architectureqwen3_next
Context Length262K
CategoryChat
Capabilitiestool_use
Mixture of Experts 512 experts, 10 active
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM45.4 GB
Licenseapache-2.0
HuggingFace Downloads273,003

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 79.5 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q6_K at least 60.6 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q5_K_M at least 51.5 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q4_K_M at least 43.9 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q3_K_M at least 36.4 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q2_K at least 28.0 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit

Which Mac Can Run Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?

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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

MacBook Pro 14" — M3 Max 128GB

Q8_0 · benchmark needed · 62% RAM · Fit unconfirmed

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

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 83%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB Q2_K 78%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 36GB Q2_K 78%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 48GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 83%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 62%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 36GB Q2_K 78%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 48GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 62%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB Q2_K 78%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 62%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 83%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB Q2_K 78%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB Q2_K 78%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 83%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 62%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB Q2_K 78%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 62%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB Q2_K 78%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 62%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q3_K_M 76%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 48GB Q3_K_M 76%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 62%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 83%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 62%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 41%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB Q2_K 78%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 48GB Q3_K_M 76%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 62%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 83%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 31%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 16%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 36GB Q2_K 78%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 48GB Q3_K_M 76%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 64GB Q5_K_M 80%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 62%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 83%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 31%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 16%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB 350%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB 175%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB 350%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB 175%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB 117%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB 350%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB 175%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB 117%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB 175%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB 117%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB 88%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB 175%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB 117%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB 88%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB 175%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB 88%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 32GB 88%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB 175%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB 88%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 32GB 88%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 8GB 350%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 16GB 175%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 24GB 117%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB 156%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 16GB 175%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 24GB 117%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 32GB 88%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB 117%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB 175%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB 117%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB 88%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB 117%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB 175%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB 88%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB 88%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB 175%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB 88%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB 88%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB 156%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB 117%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB 117%
Mac mini · M1 8GB 350%
Mac mini · M1 16GB 175%
Mac mini · M2 8GB 350%
Mac mini · M2 16GB 175%
Mac mini · M2 24GB 117%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 16GB 175%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 32GB 88%
Mac mini · M4 16GB 175%
Mac mini · M4 24GB 117%
Mac mini · M4 32GB 88%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 24GB 117%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 24GB 117%
Mac mini · M6 16GB 175%
Mac mini · M6 24GB 117%
Mac mini · M6 32GB 88%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB 88%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB 88%
iMac · M1 8GB 350%
iMac · M1 16GB 175%
iMac · M3 8GB 350%
iMac · M3 16GB 175%
iMac · M3 24GB 117%
iMac · M4 16GB 175%
iMac · M4 24GB 117%
iMac · M4 32GB 88%

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