Run Qwen 4 Preview 32B-A3B on M3 Pro

Yes — Qwen 4 Preview 32B-A3B (32B) runs at 32 tok/s on M3 Pro with 18 GB RAM using Q4_K_M quantization via Ollama. First token latency is 1.2s. A capable open-source LLM with 32B parameters.

Speed
32
tok/s
First Token
1.2
seconds
RAM Needed
18
GB minimum
Engine
Ollama
recommended

Benchmark Details

LLMCheck measured Qwen 4 Preview 32B-A3B on M3 Pro using the standard methodology: Q4_K_M quantization, 256-token input, 512-token output, 3 runs averaged on a freshly-booted system.

MetricValue
Tokens per second32 tok/s
Time to first token1.2s
QuantizationQ4_K_M
Minimum RAM18 GB
Recommended engineOllama
Parameters32B
Benchmark date2026-05

Q4_K_M 32B Ollama M3 Pro

Setup Guide: Run Qwen 4 Preview 32B-A3B on M3 Pro

The recommended engine for Qwen 4 Preview 32B-A3B on M3 Pro is Ollama. Install Ollama, then pull the model:

ollama run qwen-4-preview-32b-a3b

Ollama handles quantization automatically — it will download the Q4_K_M variant (~18 GB) and start an interactive chat session.

Performance on Other Apple Silicon Chips

ChipSpeedFirst TokenMin RAMEngine
M5 Max 78 tok/s 0.5s 128 GB MLX
M5 Max 65 tok/s 0.6s 64 GB Ollama
M4 Max 60 tok/s 0.7s 128 GB Ollama
M4 Pro 58 tok/s 0.8s 24 GB Ollama
M5 Pro 52 tok/s 0.7s 64 GB MLX
M3 Max 45 tok/s 0.9s 64 GB Ollama

System Requirements

To run Qwen 4 Preview 32B-A3B on M3 Pro you need:

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