# Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct: RAM and VRAM requirements

> Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct is a 32B Olmo model. At Q4_K_M it needs about **20.3 GB** to run and fits **13 of 40** tracked devices. Minimum to run: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB).

Last validated: 2026-08-03. Sources: Ollama, HuggingFace GGUF repos, vendor specs.

## Memory by quantization
| Quant | On disk | To run (4k context) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Q4_K_M | 18.14 GB | ~20.3 GB |
| Q8_0 | 31.9 GB | ~34.1 GB |

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

## Will it run on my device?
- **Apple M1 (8GB)** (8 GB): No, not enough memory
- **iPhone 17** (8 GB): No, not enough memory
- **iPhone 17 Pro** (12 GB): No, not enough memory
- **16GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only)** (16 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Google Pixel 10 Pro** (16 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 (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 40 devices: https://localmodel.run/model/olmo-3.1-32b-instruct

## How to run
Quickest path: `ollama run olmo-3.1:32b-instruct`. 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: 32B
- Default context: 64k tokens
- License: Apache-2.0 (commercial use: yes)
- Released: 2025-12
- HuggingFace: 51,648 downloads/mo, 82 likes

## FAQ
### How much VRAM or RAM does Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct need?
About 20.3 GB at Q4_K_M (weights 18.14 GB + KV cache + overhead) at a 4k context. Budget ~34.1 GB for Q8_0.
### Can Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct run on a laptop?
Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct is large; you need a high-memory Mac or a 24 GB+ GPU at Q4_K_M.
### Can I use Olmo 3.1 32B Instruct commercially?
Yes, Apache-2.0 permits commercial use.

Sources: https://huggingface.co/allenai/Olmo-3.1-32B-Instruct, https://huggingface.co/bartowski/allenai_Olmo-3.1-32B-Instruct-GGUF, https://ollama.com/library/olmo-3.1/tags
More: https://localmodel.run/model/olmo-3.1-32b-instruct