Can I Run Cogito v1 on Apple M1?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 12 lipca 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~7.5 GB of headroom running Cogito v1 14B at Q4_K_M (8.4525 GB, ~4 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

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Apple M1 Specs

VRAM16 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth68 GB/s

Cogito v1 14B on the Apple M1: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 16 GB?Max context
F1629.6 GB✗ No—
Q8_016.5 GB✗ No—
Q6_K13.1 GB✓ Yes16K
Q5_K_M11.5 GB✓ Yes16K
Q4_K_M10.1 GB✓ Yes32K
Q3_K_M7.6 GB✓ Yes32K
Q2_K6.2 GB✓ Yes32K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 16 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Cogito v1 Sizes That Fit the Apple M1

Cogito v1 14BQ4_K_M · 8.4525 GB · ~4 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 8BQ4_K_M · 4.83 GB · ~7 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 3BQ4_K_M · 1.81125 GB · ~16 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Can I run Cogito v1 on the Apple M1?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~7.5 GB of headroom running Cogito v1 14B at Q4_K_M (8.4525 GB, ~4 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

What's the best Cogito v1 size for the Apple M1?

Cogito v1 14B at Q4_K_M quantization (8.4525 GB), estimated ~4 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.

Every Cogito v1 size on the Apple M1

SizeVRAMVerdictSpeed
Cogito v1 70B42.3 GBDoes not fit—
Cogito v1 32B19.3 GBRuns at Q2_K—
Cogito v1 14B8.5 GBRuns~4 tok/s
Cogito v1 8B4.8 GBRuns~7 tok/s
Cogito v1 3B1.8 GBRuns~16 tok/s

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