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

Compatibility check

Can I run Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking on Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)?

Yes — it runs.best quant:

Decode speed

60 tok/sest

Usable context

131K

Memory

64 GB

Fits in memory60 tok/sest · 131K ctx

Fits in memory51 tok/sest · 131K ctx

Fits in memory34 tok/sest · 131K ctx

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Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

8.8B · full specs & benchmarks →

Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)

64 GB · everything it runs →