# Can I run Qwen3 235B A22B on Apple M4 Pro (48GB)?

> **No, not enough memory.** Needs ~136.9 GB even at Q4_K_M, but only ~32 GB is usable.

Last validated: 2026-06-15.

## Memory math
- Qwen3 235B A22B: 235B (MoE, 22B active); Q4_K_M weighs 132.39 GB on disk.
- At Q4_K_M with a 4k context it needs ~136.9 GB (weights + KV cache + ~0.8 GB runtime overhead, ±15% with context length).
- Apple M4 Pro (48GB): 48 GB unified, ~32 GB usable for model weights.
- Headroom: ~-104.9 GB.

## How to run
Recommended quant: n/a. Best tool on macOS: LM Studio.

```sh
ollama run qwen3:235b
```

## Run Qwen3 235B A22B on other devices
- [Apple M3 Ultra (256GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/qwen3-235b-a22b/apple-m3-ultra-256gb)

## Other models that run on Apple M4 Pro (48GB)
- [Mixtral 8x7B (46.7B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/mixtral-8x7b/apple-m4-pro-48gb)
- [Command R 35B (35B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/command-r-35b/apple-m4-pro-48gb)
- [Yi 1.5 34B (34B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/yi-1.5-34b/apple-m4-pro-48gb)
- [Qwen2.5 32B (32B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/qwen2.5-32b/apple-m4-pro-48gb)
- [Qwen3 32B (32B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/qwen3-32b/apple-m4-pro-48gb)
- [DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen 32B (32B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b/apple-m4-pro-48gb)

Estimate, not a guarantee. Sources: https://ollama.com/library/qwen3, https://ollama.com/library/qwen3/tags, https://huggingface.co/unsloth/Qwen3-235B-A22B-GGUF, https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B.
More: https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/qwen3-235b-a22b/apple-m4-pro-48gb