# Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B: RAM and VRAM requirements

> Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B is a 80B Qwen3-Coder model (Mixture-of-Experts, 3B active per token). At Q4_K_M it needs about **48 GB** to run and fits **5 of 43** tracked devices. Minimum to run: Apple M4 Max (64GB).

Catalog updated: 2026-10-05. Sources: Ollama, HuggingFace GGUF repos, vendor specs.

## Memory by quantization
| Quant | On disk | To run (4k context) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Q4_K_M | 45.09 GB | ~48 GB |
| Q8_0 | 78.99 GB | ~81.9 GB |
| FP16 | 159.46 GB | ~162.4 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): Yes, it runs (room for FP16)

Full table of all 43 devices: https://localmodel.run/model/qwen3-coder-next

## How to run
Quickest path: `ollama run qwen3-coder-next:latest`. 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: 80B (MoE, 3B active per token)
- Default context: 256k tokens
- License: Apache-2.0 (commercial use: yes)
- Released: 2026-02-02
- HuggingFace: 596,359 downloads/mo, 1673 likes

## FAQ
### How much VRAM or RAM does Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B need?
About 48 GB at Q4_K_M (weights 45.09 GB + KV cache + overhead) at a 4k context. Budget ~81.9 GB for Q8_0.
### Can Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B run on a laptop?
Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B is large; you need a high-memory Mac or a 24 GB+ GPU at Q4_K_M.
### Can I use Qwen3-Coder-Next 80B-A3B commercially?
Yes, Apache-2.0 permits commercial use.

Sources: https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-Next, https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-Next-GGUF, https://ollama.com/library/qwen3-coder-next/tags
More: https://localmodel.run/model/qwen3-coder-next