Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct on Apple M4 Pro (24GB Unified)

M4 Pro (24GB Unified) runs Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct at Q4_K_M — 10 tok/s. Usable on 24 GB VRAM — see full quantization options below.

Model Size

32.5B

Device VRAM

24 GB

Bandwidth

273 GB/s

Quantization

Q4_K_M

Benchmarks

Performance by Quantization

OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct on Apple M4 Pro (24GB Unified) at Q4_K_M. This is the best supported pairing we can stand behind today.

Quantization	Speed	TTFT	Fits in VRAM	Rating	Confidence
Q4_K_M	10 tok/s	900ms	✓ Yes	Acceptable	estimated

Notes

Q4_K_M

Fits at Q4 (18.4GB on 24GB) but M4 Pro bandwidth (273 GB/s) limits speed significantly for this model size. Usable for non-latency-sensitive coding.

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.

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About Apple M4 Pro (24GB Unified)

Apple M4 Pro (24GB Unified) has 24 GB at 273 GB/s. Available in MacBook Pro 14", MacBook Pro 16", Mac Mini.

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Estimate method: MLX performance estimates. Reference hardware source: github.com (2026-01-15)

Performance varies by driver version, inference engine, quantization method, context length, and system configuration. Figures shown are estimates based on community benchmarks and may not reflect your exact setup. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners. OwnRig is independent and not affiliated with any hardware or AI model provider.