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Qwen3 VL 2B Instruct

Chat model by Alibaba · 2.13B parameters

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

Runs Excellently

Qwen3 VL 2B Instruct fits comfortably in your 24 GB Mac using Q8_0 quantization, using 12% of your RAM.

~75 tok/s

Q8_0 · 2.9 GB

Quantization Options

QuantizationMemorySpeedFits?
Q8_0 Recommended 2.9 GB~75 tok/s✓
Q6_K 2.3 GB~99 tok/s✓
Q5_K_M 2.1 GB~117 tok/s✓
Q4_K_M 1.9 GB~137 tok/s✓
Q3_K_M 1.7 GB~165 tok/s✓
Q2_K 1.4 GB~214 tok/s✓

Specifications

Parameters2.1B
Architectureqwen3_vl
Context Length262K
CategoryChat
Capabilitiesvision, tool_use
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM1.2 GB
HuggingFace Downloads1,955,978

GGUF Sources

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Which Mac Can Run Qwen3 VL 2B Instruct?

Minimum Mac

MacBook Air — M2 8GB

Q8_0 · ~25 tok/s · 36% RAM

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~453 1%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~453 1%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Ultra 384GB Q8_0 ~453 1%
Mac Studio · M6 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~453 1%
Mac Studio · M6 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~453 1%
Mac Studio · M6 Ultra 384GB Q8_0 ~453 1%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~302 2%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~302 1%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~302 1%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~226 6%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~226 4%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~226 2%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 192GB Q8_0 ~226 1%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~226 6%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~226 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~226 2%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 192GB Q8_0 ~226 1%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~226 6%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~226 4%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~226 2%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 192GB Q8_0 ~226 1%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~197 4%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~197 2%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~197 4%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~197 3%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~197 2%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~197 1%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~197 3%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~197 1%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~151 8%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~151 6%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~151 4%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~151 2%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~151 8%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~151 6%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~151 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~151 2%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~151 8%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~151 4%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~151 2%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~134 8%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~134 6%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~134 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~134 2%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~134 8%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~134 4%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~134 2%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~101 12%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~101 6%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~101 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~101 12%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~101 6%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~101 4%
Mac Mini · M6 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~101 12%
Mac Mini · M6 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~101 6%
Mac Mini · M6 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~101 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~98 9%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~98 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~98 9%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~98 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~98 3%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~98 8%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~98 6%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~98 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~98 3%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~98 2%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~98 9%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~98 4%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~98 9%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~98 4%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~98 3%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~75 12%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~75 6%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~75 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~75 12%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~75 6%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~67 12%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~67 6%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~67 12%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~67 6%
Mac Mini · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~67 12%
Mac Mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~67 6%
MacBook Air · M6 16GB Q8_0 ~50 18%
MacBook Air · M6 24GB Q8_0 ~50 12%
MacBook Air · M6 32GB Q8_0 ~50 9%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 16GB Q8_0 ~50 18%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 24GB Q8_0 ~50 12%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 32GB Q8_0 ~50 9%
Mac Mini · M6 16GB Q8_0 ~50 18%
Mac Mini · M6 24GB Q8_0 ~50 12%
Mac Mini · M6 32GB Q8_0 ~50 9%
iMac · M6 16GB Q8_0 ~50 18%
iMac · M6 24GB Q8_0 ~50 12%
iMac · M6 32GB Q8_0 ~50 9%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~49 18%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~49 9%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~49 18%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~49 9%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~49 18%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~49 9%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~49 18%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~49 9%
Mac Mini · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~49 18%
Mac Mini · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~49 9%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB Q8_0 ~38 18%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB Q8_0 ~38 12%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~38 9%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB Q8_0 ~38 18%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB Q8_0 ~38 12%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~38 9%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB Q8_0 ~37 16%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~37 8%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB Q8_0 ~37 16%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~37 8%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~30 18%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~30 12%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~30 9%
Mac Mini · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~30 18%
Mac Mini · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~30 12%
Mac Mini · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~30 9%
iMac · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~30 18%
iMac · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~30 12%
iMac · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~30 9%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB Q8_0 ~25 36%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB Q8_0 ~25 18%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB Q8_0 ~25 12%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB Q8_0 ~25 36%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB Q8_0 ~25 18%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~25 12%
Mac Mini · M2 8GB Q8_0 ~25 36%
Mac Mini · M2 16GB Q8_0 ~25 18%
Mac Mini · M2 24GB Q8_0 ~25 12%
iMac · M3 8GB Q8_0 ~25 36%
iMac · M3 16GB Q8_0 ~25 18%
iMac · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~25 12%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB Q8_0 ~17 36%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~17 18%
Mac Mini · M1 8GB Q8_0 ~17 36%
Mac Mini · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~17 18%
iMac · M1 8GB Q8_0 ~17 36%
iMac · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~17 18%

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