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GLM 4.5 Air

General model by zai-org · 110.47B parameters · Released 2025-07-20

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

GLM 4.5 Air needs at least 38.1 GiB, more than the 20.6 GiB available for models, so it needs a Mac with more memory.

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Specifications

Parameters110.5B
Architectureglm4_moe
Context Length131K
CategoryGeneral
Mixture of Experts 128 experts, 8 active
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM61.7 GB
Licensemit
HuggingFace Downloads355,804

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 108.0 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q6_K at least 82.3 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q5_K_M at least 70.0 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q4_K_M at least 59.7 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q3_K_M at least 49.4 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q2_K at least 38.1 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit

Which Mac Can Run GLM 4.5 Air?

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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

Mac Studio — M2 Ultra 192GB

Q8_0 · benchmark needed · 56% 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 Q3_K_M 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 96GB Q6_K 86%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 48GB Q2_K 79%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 96GB Q6_K 86%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 84%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q2_K 79%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 48GB Q2_K 79%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 84%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q2_K 79%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q2_K 79%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 84%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q6_K 86%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q2_K 79%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q6_K 86%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 84%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q2_K 79%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q2_K 79%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 84%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q2_K 79%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q2_K 79%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 84%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q2_K 79%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 48GB Q2_K 79%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 84%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q6_K 86%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 84%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 56%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 48GB Q2_K 79%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 84%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q6_K 86%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 42%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 21%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 48GB Q2_K 79%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 64GB Q3_K_M 77%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 84%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 96GB Q6_K 86%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 42%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 21%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB 476%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB 238%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB 476%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB 238%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB 159%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB 476%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB 238%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB 159%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB 238%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB 159%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB 119%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB 238%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB 159%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB 119%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB 238%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB 119%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 32GB 119%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB 238%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB 119%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 32GB 119%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 8GB 476%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 16GB 238%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 24GB 159%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB 211%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB 106%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 36GB 106%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 16GB 238%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 24GB 159%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 32GB 119%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB 159%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 36GB 106%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB 238%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB 159%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB 119%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB 159%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB 106%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB 238%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB 119%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB 119%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB 238%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB 119%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB 119%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB 211%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB 106%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB 106%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB 159%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB 106%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB 159%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB 106%
Mac mini · M1 8GB 476%
Mac mini · M1 16GB 238%
Mac mini · M2 8GB 476%
Mac mini · M2 16GB 238%
Mac mini · M2 24GB 159%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 16GB 238%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 32GB 119%
Mac mini · M4 16GB 238%
Mac mini · M4 24GB 159%
Mac mini · M4 32GB 119%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 24GB 159%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 24GB 159%
Mac mini · M6 16GB 238%
Mac mini · M6 24GB 159%
Mac mini · M6 32GB 119%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB 119%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB 119%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB 106%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 36GB 106%
iMac · M1 8GB 476%
iMac · M1 16GB 238%
iMac · M3 8GB 476%
iMac · M3 16GB 238%
iMac · M3 24GB 159%
iMac · M4 16GB 238%
iMac · M4 24GB 159%
iMac · M4 32GB 119%

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