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Karnak

General model by zassa · 40.67B parameters

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

Fit unconfirmed

Karnak needs at least 18.2 of the 20.6 GiB available for models at Q3_K_M. The context cache, the recurrent state and the runtime's working memory are not measured, so the total is unconfirmed.

tok/s
Q3_K_Mat least 18.2 GiBBenchmark needed

Alternative: Q2_K (14.0 GiB , benchmark needed )

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Specifications

Parameters40.7B
Architectureqwen3_moe
Context Length262K
CategoryGeneral
Mixture of Experts 128 experts, 8 active
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM22.7 GB
HuggingFace Downloads2,816

GGUF Sources

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 39.8 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q6_K at least 30.3 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q5_K_M at least 25.8 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q4_K_M at least 22.0 GiB Benchmark needed Won't fit
Q3_K_M Recommended at least 18.2 GiB Benchmark needed Fit unconfirmed
Q2_K at least 14.0 GiB Benchmark needed Fit unconfirmed

Which Mac Can Run Karnak?

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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" — M1 Max 64GB

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 Air · M2 24GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 32GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 62%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 32GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 62%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 41%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 24GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB Q2_K 78%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB Q6_K 84%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 36GB Q6_K 84%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 83%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 62%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 41%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 31%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 24GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 32GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 83%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 36GB Q6_K 84%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 83%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 62%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 31%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 83%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 62%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB Q6_K 84%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 83%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 62%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 31%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 62%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 62%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 41%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB Q2_K 78%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB Q6_K 84%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB Q6_K 84%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 83%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 62%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 41%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 31%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 83%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB Q6_K 84%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 83%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 62%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 31%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB Q3_K_M 76%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 83%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 62%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB Q6_K 84%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 83%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 62%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 31%
Mac mini · M2 24GB Q3_K_M 76%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 32GB Q5_K_M 80%
Mac mini · M4 24GB Q3_K_M 76%
Mac mini · M4 32GB Q5_K_M 80%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 24GB Q3_K_M 76%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 83%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 64GB Q8_0 62%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 24GB Q3_K_M 76%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 83%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 62%
Mac mini · M6 24GB Q3_K_M 76%
Mac mini · M6 32GB Q5_K_M 80%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB Q5_K_M 80%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 62%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 62%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 31%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB Q5_K_M 80%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 62%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 41%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 62%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 31%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 21%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB Q6_K 84%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 83%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 62%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 31%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 41%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 16%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 8%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 36GB Q6_K 84%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 83%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 62%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 31%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 41%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 16%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 8%
iMac · M3 24GB Q3_K_M 76%
iMac · M4 24GB Q3_K_M 76%
iMac · M4 32GB Q5_K_M 80%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB 175%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB 88%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB 175%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB 88%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB 175%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB 88%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB 88%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB 88%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB 88%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB 88%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 8GB 175%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 16GB 88%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 16GB 88%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB 88%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB 88%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB 88%
Mac mini · M1 8GB 175%
Mac mini · M1 16GB 88%
Mac mini · M2 8GB 175%
Mac mini · M2 16GB 88%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 16GB 88%
Mac mini · M4 16GB 88%
Mac mini · M6 16GB 88%
iMac · M1 8GB 175%
iMac · M1 16GB 88%
iMac · M3 8GB 175%
iMac · M3 16GB 88%
iMac · M4 16GB 88%

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