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Qwen3.5 35B A3B

General model by Alibaba · 35.95B parameters · Released 2026-02-24

Tight Fit

Qwen3.5 35B A3B can run but will be tight at 84% of RAM. Consider a lower quantization or closing other apps.

~104 tok/s

Q3_K_M · 20.1 GB

Alternative: Q2_K (16.2 GB, ~135 tok/s)

Quantization Options

QuantizationMemorySpeedFits?
Q8_0 40.6 GB~48 tok/s
Q6_K 31.6 GB~63 tok/s
Q5_K_M 27.3 GB~74 tok/s
Q4_K_M 23.7 GB~86 tok/s
Q3_K_M Recommended 20.1 GB~104 tok/s
Q2_K 16.2 GB~135 tok/s

Specifications

Parameters36.0B
Architectureqwen3_5_moe
Context Length262K
CategoryGeneral
Capabilitiesvision, tool_use
Mixture of Experts 256 experts, 8 active
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM20.1 GB
HuggingFace Downloads3,304,923

Which Mac Can Run Qwen3.5 35B A3B?

Minimum Mac

MacBook Pro 14" — M4 Pro 48GB

Q8_0 · ~48 tok/s · 85% RAM

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~48 85%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~54 85%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~107 85%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~72 85%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~161 85%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~70 85%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~48 85%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~95 85%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~54 85%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~107 85%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~72 85%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~161 85%
Mac Mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~48 85%
Mac Mini · M6 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~72 85%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~161 85%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~54 63%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~107 63%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~72 63%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~161 63%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~70 63%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~70 63%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~70 63%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~95 63%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~107 63%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~72 63%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~161 63%
Mac Mini · M6 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~72 63%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~70 63%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~140 63%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~70 63%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~140 63%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~95 63%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~161 63%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~70 42%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~70 42%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~70 42%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~140 42%
Mac Pro · M2 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~140 42%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~107 32%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~161 32%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~70 32%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~95 32%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~107 32%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~161 32%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~140 32%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~140 32%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~95 32%
Mac Studio · M4 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~143 32%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~161 32%
Mac Pro · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~140 32%
Mac Pro · M4 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~143 32%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 192GB Q8_0 ~161 21%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 192GB Q8_0 ~161 21%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~322 21%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~140 21%
Mac Studio · M4 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~143 21%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 192GB Q8_0 ~161 21%
Mac Studio · M6 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~322 21%
Mac Pro · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~140 21%
Mac Pro · M4 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~143 21%
Mac Pro · M6 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~322 21%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~322 16%
Mac Studio · M4 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~143 16%
Mac Studio · M6 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~322 16%
Mac Pro · M4 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~143 16%
Mac Pro · M6 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~322 16%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Ultra 384GB Q8_0 ~322 11%
Mac Studio · M6 Ultra 384GB Q8_0 ~322 11%
Mac Pro · M6 Ultra 384GB Q8_0 ~322 11%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB Q3_K_M ~38 84%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB Q3_K_M ~38 84%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB Q3_K_M ~46 84%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB Q3_K_M ~59 84%
MacBook Air · M6 24GB Q3_K_M ~78 84%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB Q3_K_M ~104 84%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB Q3_K_M ~59 84%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB Q3_K_M ~117 84%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 24GB Q3_K_M ~78 84%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Pro 24GB Q3_K_M ~157 84%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB Q3_K_M ~104 84%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB Q3_K_M ~117 84%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Pro 24GB Q3_K_M ~157 84%
Mac Mini · M2 24GB Q3_K_M ~38 84%
Mac Mini · M4 24GB Q3_K_M ~46 84%
Mac Mini · M4 Pro 24GB Q3_K_M ~104 84%
Mac Mini · M6 24GB Q3_K_M ~78 84%
Mac Mini · M6 Pro 24GB Q3_K_M ~157 84%
iMac · M3 24GB Q3_K_M ~38 84%
iMac · M4 24GB Q3_K_M ~46 84%
iMac · M6 24GB Q3_K_M ~78 84%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB Q5_K_M ~32 85%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB Q5_K_M ~41 85%
MacBook Air · M6 32GB Q5_K_M ~55 85%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB Q5_K_M ~54 85%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB Q5_K_M ~54 85%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB Q5_K_M ~41 85%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 32GB Q5_K_M ~55 85%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB Q5_K_M ~54 85%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB Q5_K_M ~108 85%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB Q5_K_M ~54 85%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB Q5_K_M ~108 85%
Mac Mini · M2 Pro 32GB Q5_K_M ~54 85%
Mac Mini · M4 32GB Q5_K_M ~32 85%
Mac Mini · M6 32GB Q5_K_M ~55 85%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB Q5_K_M ~108 85%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB Q5_K_M ~108 85%
iMac · M4 32GB Q5_K_M ~32 85%
iMac · M6 32GB Q5_K_M ~55 85%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB Q5_K_M ~40 76%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB Q5_K_M ~166 76%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB Q5_K_M ~40 76%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB Q5_K_M ~108 76%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB Q5_K_M ~147 76%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB Q5_K_M ~166 76%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB Q5_K_M ~147 76%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB 202%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB 202%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB 202%
Mac Mini · M1 8GB 202%
Mac Mini · M2 8GB 202%
iMac · M1 8GB 202%
iMac · M3 8GB 202%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB 101%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB 101%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB 101%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB 101%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB 101%
MacBook Air · M6 16GB 101%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB 101%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB 101%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB 101%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 16GB 101%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB 101%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB 101%
Mac Mini · M1 16GB 101%
Mac Mini · M2 16GB 101%
Mac Mini · M2 Pro 16GB 101%
Mac Mini · M4 16GB 101%
Mac Mini · M6 16GB 101%
iMac · M1 16GB 101%
iMac · M3 16GB 101%
iMac · M4 16GB 101%
iMac · M6 16GB 101%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB 90%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB 90%

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