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Can Mac mini M4 32GB run gemma-4-26B-A4B-it?

Apple · 32 GB LPDDR5X · 120 GB/s bandwidth · Google · 25.2B (active 3.8B) · MoE · model ctx up to 256K

✅ Yes — Mac mini M4 32GB (32 GB) can run gemma-4-26B-A4B-it at Q4 (8K)
VRAM: 15.42 GB needed of 32 GB
Speed: ~39.8 tok/s (estimated)
AA · GreatComposite score: VRAM headroom × 0.5 + tok/s speed × 0.5. Q4 @ 8K context.
METAL
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Estimates from memory-bandwidth formula; rows marked "measured" override. Methodology.

Fit & speed by quant and context

QuantContextVRAM neededFits?tok/s (decode)
Q44K15.27 GBYes39.8 ± est.
Q48K default15.42 GBYes39.8 ± est.
Q432K16.36 GBYes39.8 ± est.
FP164K51.56 GBNo3.0 ± est.
FP168K default51.71 GBNo3.0 ± est.
FP1632K52.65 GBNo2.9 ± est.

Fits = weights + KV(ctx) + 0.5 GB overhead ≤ 95% of VRAM. Measured anchors are context-agnostic; the fit verdict is recomputed per context. A missing tok/s means the model is far beyond this card (offload-only territory).

VRAM breakdown at 8K context

QuantWeightsKV cacheOverheadTotal neededMac mini M4 32GB VRAM
Q414.11 GB0.31 GB0.5 GB15.42 GB32 GB
FP1650.4 GB0.31 GB0.5 GB51.71 GB32 GB

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