# Can I run Phi-4 14B on Apple M2 (16GB)?

Updated: 2026-06-15

**No, not enough memory.** Needs ~10.8 GB even at Q4_K_M, but only ~10.5 GB is usable.

- Model: 14B, Q4_K_M 9.05 GB
- Device: 16 GB unified, ~10.5 GB usable for weights
- Needs ~10.8 GB at Q4_K_M; recommended quant: n/a
- Best tool on macOS: LM Studio
- Command: `ollama run phi4:14b`

Estimate. Method: weights + KV cache + ~0.8GB overhead. Sources: https://ollama.com/library/phi4, https://ollama.com/library/phi4/tags, https://huggingface.co/bartowski/phi-4-GGUF, https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard.

More: https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/phi-4-14b/apple-m2-16gb