Can I Run Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct on Apple M1 Pro?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 15 sierpnia 2026

Not at Q4_K_M — that needs 43.5 GB and the Apple M1 Pro has 32 GB. Drop to Q2_K and it fits in 27.2 GB, with up to 16K of context.

The numbers

ModelQwen 2.5 72B Instruct
Parameters72B
QuantizationQ4_K_M
VRAM needed43.5 GB
Apple M1 Pro VRAM32 GB
VerdictRuns at a lower quant
Fits atQ2_K (27.2 GB)
Max context16K

What to do next

Quantize to Q2_K. That is the cheapest fix — it costs some quality but no money.

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Running Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct on this card:

Apple MacBook Pro M1 Pro
32 GB VRAM · 30 W board power
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Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct needs ~43 GB but this GPU has 32 GB. Rent a A100 (80 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:

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