Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct on Apple M4 Max (36GB Unified)
Apple M4 Max (36GB Unified) handles Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct well at 18 tok/s at Q5_K_M. A solid choice for this model.
Model Size
32.5B
Device VRAM
36 GB
Bandwidth
546 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct performance at a different quality level on Apple M4 Max (36GB Unified).
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q5_K_M | 18 tok/s | 500ms | ✓ Yes | Good | estimated |
Notes
Q5_K_M
Q5 fits with 14GB headroom. M4 Max bandwidth (546 GB/s) delivers usable speeds. Good for coding workflows.
About Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (32.5B) is a coding, ai coding, ai building model. The coding model that defines the builder workflow. Matches GPT-4 on HumanEval. This is what Cursor and Continue.dev users run locally when they want to eliminate API dependency. Apache 2.0 license. The cornerstone of the 'Full AI Builder' profile.
View all Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct hardware options →About Apple M4 Max (36GB Unified)
Apple M4 Max (36GB Unified) has 36 GB at 546 GB/s. Available in MacBook Pro 16", Mac Studio.
See all models Apple M4 Max (36GB Unified) can run →Source: MLX performance estimates (2026-01-15)
Data last updated: 2026-03-01