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Can the Apple M1 run qwen2.5vl 7B?

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5.8 of 6 GB usable — keep context modest

~6GB usable · Apple M1 · model file 5.6GB · 7B

~9.8–12 tok/s

computed roofline: 68.25 GB/s × 0.80–1.00 efficiency window / 5.6GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Run qwen2.5vl 7B on instead

→ Tesla M60 (16GB, used) — cheapest catalog machine that runs qwen2.5vl 7B fully ($35)

→ every model the Apple M1 can run — full list

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2026-10-01 · ← all models on the Apple M1 · fit = weights + 4k KV vs usable memory