Will it run? / DeepSeek Coder 33B / Mac mini M4 (16GB)

Can the Mac mini M4 (16GB) run DeepSeek Coder 33B?

Won't fit No. DeepSeek Coder 33B needs about 20.5 GB of memory, and the Mac mini M4 (16GB) can give a model about 10.7 GB. You'd need a machine with more memory, or a smaller model.

–estimated tokens/sec
20.5 GBmemory needed
10.7 GBavailable to the model
120 GB/smemory bandwidth

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How we got this number

Each generated token reads the whole model from memory once: 19 GB. The Mac mini M4 (16GB) moves 120 GB/s, so the ceiling is 6.3 tokens/sec. Real machines reach a fraction of that ceiling; we use 80%, calibrated against a measured Mac run. Send us your real numbers and we'll replace the estimate.

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