Will it run? / Qwen3.8 flash next 125B (A6B) / Mac mini M5 Pro (24GB)

Can the Mac mini M5 Pro (24GB) run Qwen3.8 flash next 125B (A6B)?

Won't fit No. Qwen3.8 flash next 125B (A6B) needs about 121.5 GB of memory, and the Mac mini M5 Pro (24GB) can give a model about 16.1 GB. You'd need a machine with more memory, or a smaller model.

–estimated tokens/sec
121.5 GBmemory needed
16.1 GBavailable to the model
307 GB/smemory bandwidth

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How we got this number

Each generated token reads the active part of the model from memory once: 5.8 GB. The Mac mini M5 Pro (24GB) moves 307 GB/s, so the ceiling is 53 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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