Memory
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Best for general use
Highest MMLU score among models that run well
- Qwen3.6 27B Q8_0 125K context · ~5 tok/s · MMLU 86.2
- Qwen3.5 27B Q8_0 153K context · ~5 tok/s · MMLU 86.1
- Qwen3.5 35B A3B Q8_0 85K context · ~38 tok/s · MMLU 85.3
Best for coding
Highest SWE-bench Verified score among models that run well
- Qwen3.8 27B Q8_0 146K context · ~5 tok/s · SWE-bench 86
- Ornith 1.5 35B A3B Q8_0 41K context · ~38 tok/s · SWE-bench 79
- Qwen3.6 27B Q8_0 125K context · ~5 tok/s · SWE-bench 77.2
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The cheapest GPUs with more VRAM than the M3 Pro, by launch MSRP.
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Every model on the M3 Pro (36 GB)
136 of 200 model configurations can run on 36 GB — sorted by quality
100 models, each counted once by the best way it runs on your hardware.
Largest that runs well Flint 40B A2.5B 39.79B params · Q4_K_M · 256K context Fastest good-quality model Qwen3.5 35B A3B ~54 tok/s · Q4_K_M · 256K context Runs well 66
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Q4_K_M Context 256K Speed ~9 tok/s
Q8_0 Context 125K Speed ~5 tok/s
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Q4_K_M Context 256K Speed ~9 tok/s
Q8_0 Context 153K Speed ~5 tok/s
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Q4_K_M Context 256K Speed ~54 tok/s
MoE — speed based on ~1.76 GB active experts (full 20.5 GB loaded in VRAM)
Q8_0 Context 85K Speed ~38 tok/s
MoE — speed based on ~2.95 GB active experts (full 34.37 GB loaded in VRAM)
Tight fit 2
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Q4_K_M Context 8K Speed ~8 tok/s
Only 8K context — under the 16K needed to be practical
Q8_0 Context 8K Speed ~5 tok/s
Only 8K context — under the 16K needed to be practical
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Q4_K_M Context 8K Speed ~22 tok/s
Only 8K context — under the 16K needed to be practical
Q8_0 Context 8K Speed ~14 tok/s
Only 8K context — under the 16K needed to be practical
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Doesn't fit 32
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Q4_K_M Needs 409.3 GB — 373.3 GB over
Q8_0 Needs 713.4 GB — 677.4 GB over
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Q4_K_M Needs 48.4 GB — 12.4 GB over
Q8_0 Needs 84.8 GB — 48.8 GB over
GPUs that can run this
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Q4_K_M Needs 630.1 GB — 594.1 GB over
Q8_0 Needs 1090.1 GB — 1054.1 GB over