Text model · Qwen2.5
Qwen2.5 3B requirements
Qwen2.5 family · 3.09B params · released 2024-09-19 · 23.2M Ollama pulls. Minimum to run at Q4_K_M: Apple M1 (8GB).
Quantization sizes
| Quantization | Size on disk |
|---|---|
| Q2_K | 1.3 GB est |
| Q3_K_M | 1.5 GB est |
| Q4_K_M (default) | 2.1 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 2.2 GB est |
| Q6_K | 2.5 GB est |
| Q8_0 | 3.62 GB |
| FP16 | 6.2 GB est |
Lower quant = smaller and faster, slightly lower quality. Q4_K_M is the common default.
Run it
ollama run qwen2.5:3b llama-cli -hf Qwen/Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M lms get Qwen/Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct-GGUF Which devices can run Qwen2.5 3B?
Apple Silicon Macs
RAM-only laptops
iPhone & iPad
Android
NVIDIA GPUs
AMD GPUs
FAQ
How much VRAM or RAM does Qwen2.5 3B need?
At Q4_K_M, Qwen2.5 3B needs about 3.3 GB (weights ~2.1 GB + KV cache + overhead) at a 4k context. At Q8_0 budget ~4.8 GB.
Can Qwen2.5 3B run on a laptop?
Yes, Qwen2.5 3B fits on a 16 GB machine at Q4_K_M and runs on Apple Silicon or a 12 GB+ GPU comfortably.
Can I use Qwen2.5 3B commercially?
No. Qwen Research License: non-commercial use only.
Mid-range Qwen2.5 dense model. 128K context window, good coding and math performance relative to size. Runs on most 8GB RAM devices at Q4.
Sources
Memory figures are estimates. See methodology.