# Can I run Qwen3 14B on Apple M4 (16GB)?

Updated: 2026-06-15

**No, not enough memory.** Needs ~10.7 GB even at Q4_K_M, but only ~10.5 GB is usable.

- Model: 14B, Q4_K_M 9 GB
- Device: 16 GB unified, ~10.5 GB usable for weights
- Needs ~10.7 GB at Q4_K_M; recommended quant: n/a
- Best tool on macOS: LM Studio
- Command: `ollama run qwen3:14b`

Estimate. Method: weights + KV cache + ~0.8GB overhead. Sources: https://ollama.com/library/qwen3/tags, https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-14B-GGUF, https://qwenlm.github.io/blog/qwen3/.

More: https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/qwen3-14b/apple-m4-16gb