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Qwen3 VL 2B Instruct FP8

Chat model by Alibaba · 2.44B parameters

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

Runs Excellently

Qwen3 VL 2B Instruct FP8 fits comfortably in your 24 GB Mac using Q8_0 quantization, using 13% of your RAM.

~66 tok/s

Q8_0 · 3.2 GB

Quantization Options

QuantizationMemorySpeedFits?
Q8_0 Recommended 3.2 GB~66 tok/s✓
Q6_K 2.6 GB~87 tok/s✓
Q5_K_M 2.3 GB~102 tok/s✓
Q4_K_M 2.1 GB~119 tok/s✓
Q3_K_M 1.8 GB~144 tok/s✓
Q2_K 1.6 GB~187 tok/s✓

Specifications

Parameters2.4B
Architectureqwen3_vl
Context Length262K
CategoryChat
Capabilitiesvision, tool_use
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM1.4 GB
HuggingFace Downloads33,285
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Which Mac Can Run Qwen3 VL 2B Instruct FP8?

Minimum Mac

MacBook Air — M2 8GB

Q8_0 · ~21 tok/s · 40% RAM

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~396 2%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~396 1%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Ultra 384GB Q8_0 ~396 1%
Mac Studio · M6 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~396 2%
Mac Studio · M6 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~396 1%
Mac Studio · M6 Ultra 384GB Q8_0 ~396 1%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~264 3%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~264 2%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~264 1%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~198 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~198 5%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~198 3%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 192GB Q8_0 ~198 2%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~198 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~198 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~198 3%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 192GB Q8_0 ~198 2%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~198 7%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~198 5%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~198 3%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 192GB Q8_0 ~198 2%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~172 5%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~172 3%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~172 5%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~172 3%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~172 3%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~172 2%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~172 3%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~172 2%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~132 9%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~132 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~132 5%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~132 3%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~132 9%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~132 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~132 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~132 3%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~132 9%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~132 5%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~132 3%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~117 9%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~117 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~117 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~117 3%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~117 9%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~117 5%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~117 3%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~88 13%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~88 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~88 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~88 13%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~88 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~88 5%
Mac Mini · M6 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~88 13%
Mac Mini · M6 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~88 7%
Mac Mini · M6 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~88 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~86 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~86 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~86 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~86 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~86 3%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~86 9%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~86 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~86 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~86 3%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~86 3%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~86 10%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~86 5%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~86 10%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~86 5%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~86 3%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~66 13%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~66 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~66 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~66 13%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~66 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~59 13%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~59 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~59 13%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~59 7%
Mac Mini · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~59 13%
Mac Mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~59 7%
MacBook Air · M6 16GB Q8_0 ~44 20%
MacBook Air · M6 24GB Q8_0 ~44 13%
MacBook Air · M6 32GB Q8_0 ~44 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 16GB Q8_0 ~44 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 24GB Q8_0 ~44 13%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 32GB Q8_0 ~44 10%
Mac Mini · M6 16GB Q8_0 ~44 20%
Mac Mini · M6 24GB Q8_0 ~44 13%
Mac Mini · M6 32GB Q8_0 ~44 10%
iMac · M6 16GB Q8_0 ~44 20%
iMac · M6 24GB Q8_0 ~44 13%
iMac · M6 32GB Q8_0 ~44 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~43 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~43 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~43 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~43 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~43 20%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~43 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~43 20%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~43 10%
Mac Mini · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~43 20%
Mac Mini · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~43 10%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB Q8_0 ~33 20%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB Q8_0 ~33 13%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~33 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB Q8_0 ~33 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB Q8_0 ~33 13%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~33 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB Q8_0 ~32 18%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~32 9%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB Q8_0 ~32 18%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~32 9%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~26 20%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~26 13%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~26 10%
Mac Mini · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~26 20%
Mac Mini · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~26 13%
Mac Mini · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~26 10%
iMac · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~26 20%
iMac · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~26 13%
iMac · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~26 10%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB Q8_0 ~21 40%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB Q8_0 ~21 20%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB Q8_0 ~21 13%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB Q8_0 ~21 40%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB Q8_0 ~21 20%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~21 13%
Mac Mini · M2 8GB Q8_0 ~21 40%
Mac Mini · M2 16GB Q8_0 ~21 20%
Mac Mini · M2 24GB Q8_0 ~21 13%
iMac · M3 8GB Q8_0 ~21 40%
iMac · M3 16GB Q8_0 ~21 20%
iMac · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~21 13%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB Q8_0 ~15 40%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~15 20%
Mac Mini · M1 8GB Q8_0 ~15 40%
Mac Mini · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~15 20%
iMac · M1 8GB Q8_0 ~15 40%
iMac · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~15 20%

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