# Can I run Qwen2.5-VL 3B on Apple M1 (8GB)?

Updated: 2026-06-15

**Yes, it runs.** Runs at Q4_K_M using ~4.4 GB of ~5.5 GB usable.

- Model: 3.75B, Q4_K_M 3.05 GB
- Device: 8 GB unified, ~5.5 GB usable for weights
- Needs ~4.4 GB at Q4_K_M; recommended quant: Q4_K_M
- Best tool on macOS: LM Studio

Estimate. Method: weights + KV cache + ~0.8GB overhead. Sources: https://huggingface.co/ggml-org/Qwen2.5-VL-3B-Instruct-GGUF, https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-3B-Instruct.

More: https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/qwen2.5-vl-3b/apple-m1-8gb