Question 1

Can the Apple M3 Max run qwen2.5vl 32B?

Accepted Answer

qwen2.5vl 32B needs about 23GB working set (weights 22GB + KV cache 1GB at 4k context). The Apple M3 Max offers ~34GB usable — verdict: full. 23.0 GB needed of 34 GB usable — headroom for context

Question 2

How fast is qwen2.5vl 32B on the Apple M3 Max?

Accepted Answer

~10–15 tok/s on the Apple M3 Max. computed roofline: 400 GB/s × 0.55–0.80 efficiency window / 22.0GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Question 3

What should I run qwen2.5vl 32B on instead?

Accepted Answer

Mac mini M5 Pro (64GB) runs it fully ($1669).

Can the Apple M3 Max run qwen2.5vl 32B?

Run qwen2.5vl 32B on instead