Run Qwen 4.1 32B-A3B on M4 Pro

Yes — Qwen 4.1 32B-A3B (32B) runs at 62 tok/s on M4 Pro with 24 GB RAM using Q4_K_M quantization via Ollama. First token latency is 0.7s. A capable open-source LLM with 32B parameters.

Speed
62
tok/s
First Token
0.7
seconds
RAM Needed
24
GB minimum
Engine
Ollama
recommended

Benchmark Details

LLMCheck measured Qwen 4.1 32B-A3B on M4 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 second62 tok/s
Time to first token0.7s
QuantizationQ4_K_M
Minimum RAM24 GB
Recommended engineOllama
Parameters32B
Benchmark date2026-07

Q4_K_M 32B Ollama M4 Pro

Setup Guide: Run Qwen 4.1 32B-A3B on M4 Pro

The recommended engine for Qwen 4.1 32B-A3B on M4 Pro is Ollama. Install Ollama, then pull the model:

ollama run qwen-41-32b-a3b

Ollama handles quantization automatically — it will download the Q4_K_M variant (~24 GB) and start an interactive chat session.

Performance on Other Apple Silicon Chips

ChipSpeedFirst TokenMin RAMEngine
M5 Max 82 tok/s 0.4s 128 GB MLX
M5 Max 70 tok/s 0.5s 64 GB Ollama
M4 Max 64 tok/s 0.6s 128 GB Ollama
M5 Pro 56 tok/s 0.6s 64 GB MLX
M3 Max 48 tok/s 0.8s 64 GB Ollama
M3 Pro 34 tok/s 1.1s 18 GB Ollama

System Requirements

To run Qwen 4.1 32B-A3B on M4 Pro you need:

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Qwen 4.1 32B-A3B needs about 24 GB of unified memory. These current Apple Silicon Macs have the headroom to run it comfortably:

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