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Can the Apple M2 Max run WHISPER small?

FULL

2.9 GB needed of 30 GB usable — headroom for context

~30GB usable · Apple M2 Max · model file 0.9GB · small

~240–360 tok/s

computed roofline: 400 GB/s × 0.55–0.80 efficiency window / 0.9GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Run WHISPER small on instead

Raspberry Pi 5 + AI Kit (Hailo-8L) — cheapest catalog machine that runs WHISPER small fully ($110)

every model the Apple M2 Max can run — full list

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2026-09-17 · ← all models on the Apple M2 Max · fit = weights + 4k KV vs usable memory