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Can the Apple M4 Max run WHISPER base?

FULL

2.3 GB needed of 34 GB usable — headroom for context

~34GB usable · Apple M4 Max · model file 0.3GB · base

~1000–1500 tok/s

computed roofline: 546 GB/s × 0.55–0.80 efficiency window / 0.3GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Run WHISPER base on instead

→ Tesla M60 (16GB, used) — cheapest catalog machine that runs WHISPER base fully ($35)

→ every model the Apple M4 Max can run — full list

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2026-10-01 · ← all models on the Apple M4 Max · fit = weights + 4k KV vs usable memory