Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 21, 2026
Yes
Yes — Cosmos 3 Super at Q4_K_M needs about 41.8 GB of the 48 GB usable on Mac mini (M4 Pro, 64 GB) (~6.2 GB spare), at ~7.2 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 16,384 tokens of context.
Confidence: medium · Recommended quantization: Q4_K_M · Estimated speed: ~7.2 tok/s
| Usable memory for models | 48 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 273 GB/s |
| Form factor | Mini PC |
| Operating system | macOS |
| Memory upgradeable | No — soldered |
| Quant | Memory needed | Fits 48 GB? | Max context | Est. speed | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 131.1 GB | ✗ No | — | — | 128 GB |
| Q8_0 | 71.1 GB | ✗ No | — | — | 68 GB |
| Q6_K | 55.6 GB | ✗ No | — | — | 52.5 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 48.5 GB | ✗ No | — | — | 45.4 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 41.8 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K | ~7.2 tok/s | 38.6 GB |
| Q3_K_M | 30.4 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K | ~9.8 tok/s | 27.3 GB |
| Q2_K | 24.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K | ~12.3 tok/s | 21 GB |
| Variant | Needs at Q4_K_M | Fits? | Est. speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmos 3 Super | 41.8 GB | ✓ Fits | ~7.2 tok/s |
| Cosmos 3 Nano | 11.9 GB | ✓ Fits | ~24.9 tok/s |
| Cosmos 3 Edge | 4.1 GB | ✓ Fits | ~70.9 tok/s |
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Yes — Cosmos 3 Super at Q4_K_M needs about 41.8 GB of the 48 GB usable on Mac mini (M4 Pro, 64 GB) (~6.2 GB spare), at ~7.2 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 16,384 tokens of context.
Q4_K_M — it needs about 41.8 GB of the 48 GB available, downloads as roughly 38.6 GB, and runs at an estimated 7.2 tokens/sec with up to 16K 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