HelpingAI2 9B needs ~17.8 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M4 Max 96GB has 69.1 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~63 tok/s.
Operating mode
Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.
Current mode
Balanced
Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.
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Fit status
Runs well
Decode
68.3 tok/s
TTFT
2835 ms
Safe context
794K
Memory
17.8 GB / 69.1 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
Shared-memory contention still exists
The OS, browser, and inference runtime all compete for the same physical memory pool, so real-world headroom is less forgiving than raw capacity suggests.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | C | Runs well | 62.7 tok/s | 1685 ms | 794K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 62.7 tok/s | 3090 ms | 794K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 62.7 tok/s | 4494 ms | 794K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 62.7 tok/s | 3652 ms | 794K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 62.7 tok/s | 5618 ms | 794K |
How HelpingAI2 9B (9B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M4 Max 96GB (69.1 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.5 GB | Low | D40 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 4.4 GB | Low | D40 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run HelpingAI2 9B on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-bartowski--helpingai2-9b-gguf && lms server startUpgrade options
Yes, MacBook Pro M4 Max 96GB can run HelpingAI2 9B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 62.7 tok/s.
HelpingAI2 9B (9B parameters) requires approximately 17.8 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for HelpingAI2 9B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On MacBook Pro M4 Max 96GB, HelpingAI2 9B achieves approximately 62.7 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3090ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, HelpingAI2 9B on MacBook Pro M4 Max 96GB receives a C grade with 62.7 tok/s and 794K context.
On MacBook Pro M4 Max 96GB, HelpingAI2 9B can safely use up to 794K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
5.0 GB |
| Medium |
| D40 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 5.5 GB | Medium | D40 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 6.5 GB | High | D40 |
Q6_K | 6 | 7.4 GB | High | C40 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 9.6 GB | Very High | C40 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 18.5 GB | Maximum | C42 |
Not always. MacBook Pro M4 Max 96GB can often fit larger models thanks to unified memory, but a discrete GPU with dedicated high-bandwidth VRAM may still decode faster once the model fits. For this combination, the important distinction is capacity versus sustained throughput.