# Kimi K3: RAM and VRAM requirements

> Kimi K3 is a 2800B Kimi model (Mixture-of-Experts, 104B active per token). At Q4_K_M it needs about **1522.2 GB** to run and fits **0 of 43** tracked devices. Minimum to run: high-memory hardware.

Last validated: 2026-09-07. Sources: Ollama, HuggingFace GGUF repos, vendor specs.

## Memory by quantization
| Quant | On disk | To run (4k context) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Q4_K_M | 1508.67 GB | ~1522.2 GB |

Memory = weights + KV cache + ~0.8 GB runtime overhead, and varies ±15% with context length.

## Will it run on my device?
- **Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB)** (6 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM)** (8 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra** (12 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (16GB)** (16 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Apple M5 (16GB)** (16 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB)** (24 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Apple M4 Pro (48GB)** (48 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Apple M3 Ultra (256GB)** (256 GB): No, not enough memory

Full table of all 43 devices: https://localmodel.run/model/kimi-k3

## How to run
Use LM Studio (Mac/Windows) or Ollama / vLLM (Linux).

## Details
- Parameters: 2800B (MoE, 104B active per token)
- Default context: 1000k tokens
- License: Modified MIT (commercial use: conditional)
- Released: 2026-06
- HuggingFace: 2,408,747 downloads/mo, 11223 likes

## FAQ
### How much VRAM or RAM does Kimi K3 need?
About 1522.2 GB at Q4_K_M (weights 1508.67 GB + KV cache + overhead) at a 4k context.
### Can Kimi K3 run on a laptop?
Kimi K3 is large; you need a high-memory Mac or a 24 GB+ GPU at Q4_K_M.
### Can I use Kimi K3 commercially?
Conditionally: Kimi K3 License (MIT-style); products over 100M MAU or 20M USD monthly revenue owe attribution, and Model-as-a-Service businesses over 20M USD yearly revenue have extra terms..

Sources: https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-K3, https://huggingface.co/unsloth/Kimi-K3-GGUF
More: https://localmodel.run/model/kimi-k3