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

Compatibility check

Can I run Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking on Apple M5 (10-core GPU)?

Yes — it runs.best quant:

Decode speed

20 tok/sest

Usable context

66K

Memory

32 GB

Fits in memory20 tok/sest · 66K ctx

Fits in memory17 tok/sest · 66K ctx

Fits in memory12 tok/sest · 66K ctx

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Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

8.8B · full specs & benchmarks →

Apple M5 (10-core GPU)

32 GB · everything it runs →