# Muse Glimmer 30B: RAM and VRAM requirements

> Muse Glimmer 30B is a 30B Muse model. At Q4_K_M it needs about **18.2 GB** to run and fits **13 of 43** tracked devices. Minimum to run: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB).

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 | 16.12 GB | ~18.2 GB |
| Q8_0 | 30.12 GB | ~32.2 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): Yes, it runs
- **Apple M4 Pro (48GB)** (48 GB): Yes, it runs
- **Apple M3 Ultra (256GB)** (256 GB): Yes, it runs (room for FP16)

Full table of all 43 devices: https://localmodel.run/model/muse-glimmer-30b

## How to run
Quickest path: `ollama run muse-glimmer:30b`. On Mac, LM Studio (ships MLX) is fastest; on Linux, Ollama for chat or vLLM to serve; on Windows, LM Studio or Ollama.

## Details
- Parameters: 30B
- Default context: 128k tokens
- License: Apache-2.0 (commercial use: yes)
- Released: 2026-08
- HuggingFace: 655,063 downloads/mo, 1859 likes

## FAQ
### How much VRAM or RAM does Muse Glimmer 30B need?
About 18.2 GB at Q4_K_M (weights 16.12 GB + KV cache + overhead) at a 4k context. Budget ~32.2 GB for Q8_0.
### Can Muse Glimmer 30B run on a laptop?
Muse Glimmer 30B is large; you need a high-memory Mac or a 24 GB+ GPU at Q4_K_M.
### Can I use Muse Glimmer 30B commercially?
Yes, Apache-2.0 permits commercial use.

Sources: https://huggingface.co/meta-models/Muse-Glimmer-30B, https://huggingface.co/bartowski/Muse-Glimmer-30B-GGUF, https://ollama.com/library/muse-glimmer/tags
More: https://localmodel.run/model/muse-glimmer-30b