Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated March 20, 2026
Yes
Yes — Cogito v1 32B at Q6_K needs about 29.2 GB of the 36 GB usable on MacBook Pro 16" (M4 Max, 48 GB) (~6.8 GB spare), at ~10.6 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 32,768 tokens of context.
Confidence: high · Recommended quantization: Q6_K · Estimated speed: ~10.6 tok/s
| Usable memory for models | 36 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 546 GB/s |
| Form factor | Laptop |
| Operating system | macOS |
| Memory upgradeable | No — soldered |
| Price | $3,999 (lib/data/laptops.ts (street price), checked 2026-07-06) |
| Quant | Memory needed | Fits 36 GB? | Max context | Est. speed | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 66.9 GB | ✗ No | — | — | 64 GB |
| Q8_0 | 36.9 GB | ✗ No | — | — | 34 GB |
| Q6_K | 29.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | ~10.6 tok/s | 26.2 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 25.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | ~12.1 tok/s | 22.7 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 22.3 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | ~14.1 tok/s | 19.3 GB |
| Q3_K_M | 16.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K | ~19.2 tok/s | 13.6 GB |
| Q2_K | 13.5 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K | ~24 tok/s | 10.5 GB |
| Variant | Needs at Q4_K_M | Fits? | Est. speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cogito v1 70B | 45.7 GB | ✗ Too large | — |
| Cogito v1 32B | 22.3 GB | ✓ Fits | ~14.1 tok/s |
| Cogito v1 14B | 10.9 GB | ✓ Fits | ~29.5 tok/s |
| Cogito v1 8B | 6.7 GB | ✓ Fits | ~47.8 tok/s |
| Cogito v1 3B | 3.6 GB | ✓ Fits | ~94.1 tok/s |
Ollama or LM Studio (Metal) — MLX for the fastest Apple-native throughput
Yes — Cogito v1 32B at Q6_K needs about 29.2 GB of the 36 GB usable on MacBook Pro 16" (M4 Max, 48 GB) (~6.8 GB spare), at ~10.6 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 32,768 tokens of context.
Q6_K — it needs about 29.2 GB of the 36 GB available, downloads as roughly 26.2 GB, and runs at an estimated 10.6 tokens/sec with up to 32K of context.
Nothing binding — the model fits with headroom and generates at a usable speed on this hardware.
Ollama or LM Studio (Metal) — MLX for the fastest Apple-native throughput
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