# Can I run SmolLM2 1.7B on Apple M5 Pro (48GB)?

Updated: 2026-06-15

**Yes, it runs.** Runs at Q4_K_M using ~2.2 GB of ~32 GB usable. You have room for FP16 for higher quality.

- Model: 1.7B, Q4_K_M 1.06 GB
- Device: 48 GB unified, ~32 GB usable for weights
- Needs ~2.2 GB at Q4_K_M; recommended quant: Q4_K_M
- Best tool on macOS: LM Studio
- Command: `ollama run smollm2:1.7b`

Estimate. Method: weights + KV cache + ~0.8GB overhead. Sources: https://ollama.com/library/smollm2, https://huggingface.co/bartowski/SmolLM2-1.7B-Instruct-GGUF, https://huggingface.co/HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM2-1.7B-Instruct-GGUF, https://huggingface.co/HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM2-1.7B, https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard.

More: https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/smollm2-1.7b/apple-m5-pro-48gb