QwQ 32B Preview on Apple M4 Max (128GB Unified)
Apple M4 Max (128GB Unified) handles QwQ 32B Preview well at 14 tok/s at Q8_0. A solid choice for this model.
Model Size
32.5B
Device VRAM
128 GB
Bandwidth
546 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows QwQ 32B Preview performance at a different quality level on Apple M4 Max (128GB Unified).
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q8_0 | 14 tok/s | 700ms | ✓ Yes | Good | estimated |
Notes
Q8_0
Full Q8 quality reasoning with headroom for concurrent coding model. This is the premium Mac builder experience.
128GB allows running QwQ Q8 (34.6GB) + Qwen Coder 32B Q4 (18.4GB) = 53GB concurrent for reasoning + coding workflow.
About QwQ 32B Preview
QwQ 32B Preview (32.5B) is a reasoning, coding, ai coding, ai building model. Reasoning-focused model — uses chain-of-thought natively. Builders pair this with a coding model for complex architecture decisions. Approaches o1-mini on reasoning benchmarks. Same size as Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B, so they compete for VRAM — run one at a time, not concurrently.
View all QwQ 32B Preview hardware options →About Apple M4 Max (128GB Unified)
Apple M4 Max (128GB Unified) has 128 GB at 546 GB/s. Available in MacBook Pro 16", Mac Studio.
See all models Apple M4 Max (128GB Unified) can run →Source: MLX performance estimates (2026-01-15)
Data last updated: 2026-03-01