Models /Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct /Can I run it?

Compatibility check

Can I run Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct on Apple M2 Max (38-core GPU)?

Yes — it runs.best quant:

Decode speed

53 tok/sest

Usable context

262K

Memory

96 GB

Fits in memory53 tok/sest · 262K ctx

Fits in memory45 tok/sest · 262K ctx

Fits in memory30 tok/sest · 262K ctx

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Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

8.8B · full specs & benchmarks →

Apple M2 Max (38-core GPU)

96 GB · everything it runs →