Can I Run DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B on Apple M1?

作者： Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新： 2026年8月15日

Not at Q4_K_M — that needs 19.3 GB and the Apple M1 has 16 GB. Drop to Q2_K and it fits in 13.5 GB, with up to 8K of context.

The numbers

ModelDeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
Parameters32B
QuantizationQ4_K_M
VRAM needed19.3 GB
Apple M1 VRAM16 GB
VerdictRuns at a lower quant
Fits atQ2_K (13.5 GB)
Max context8K

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 DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B on this card:

Apple Mac mini M1 (16GB)
16 GB VRAM · 20 W board power
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Won't fit — rent DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B instead

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B needs ~19 GB but this GPU has 16 GB. Rent a RTX 4090 (24 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:

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