Can I Run Cogito v1 on Apple M3 Pro?

作者: Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新: 2026年7月12日

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~16.7 GB of headroom running Cogito v1 32B at Q4_K_M (19.32 GB, ~4 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

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Apple M3 Pro Specs

VRAM36 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth153 GB/s

Cogito v1 32B on the Apple M3 Pro: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 36 GB?Max context
F1665.9 GB✗ No
Q8_035.9 GB✓ Yes4K
Q6_K28.1 GB✓ Yes32K
Q5_K_M24.6 GB✓ Yes32K
Q4_K_M21.2 GB✓ Yes32K
Q3_K_M15.5 GB✓ Yes64K
Q2_K12.4 GB✓ Yes64K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 36 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 M3 Pro

Cogito v1 32BQ4_K_M · 19.32 GB · ~4 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 14BQ4_K_M · 8.4525 GB · ~9 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 8BQ4_K_M · 4.83 GB · ~15 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 3BQ4_K_M · 1.81125 GB · ~33 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Is the Apple M3 Pro enough to run Cogito v1 locally?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~16.7 GB of headroom running Cogito v1 32B at Q4_K_M (19.32 GB, ~4 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

What's the best Cogito v1 size for the Apple M3 Pro?

Cogito v1 32B at Q4_K_M quantization (19.32 GB), estimated ~4 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.

Every Cogito v1 size on the Apple M3 Pro

SizeVRAMVerdictSpeed
Cogito v1 70B42.3 GBRuns at Q3_K_M
Cogito v1 32B19.3 GBRuns~4 tok/s
Cogito v1 14B8.5 GBRuns~9 tok/s
Cogito v1 8B4.8 GBRuns~15 tok/s
Cogito v1 3B1.8 GBRuns~33 tok/s

Cogito v1 on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the Apple M3 Pro

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