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Making a 30B local model practical on an 8 GB M1 Mac.

Research question

How usable can a 30B-class local model become on an 8 GB M1 Mac if the surrounding runtime, storage and expert-access path are engineered aggressively?

Model
30B model
Unified memory
8 GB unified memory
Decode
7.557 tok/s
1,155-token cold prefill
11.306 tok/s
Status
CLOSED / ARCHIVED
Year
2026
Platform
8 GB M1 Mac · Apple Silicon