aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 needs ~51.8 GB VRAM. Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB has 184.3 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~29 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.
Select quantization to explore
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
28.5 tok/s
TTFT
6786 ms
Safe context
581K
Memory
51.8 GB / 184.3 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 | 28.5 tok/s | 3701 ms | 581K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 28.5 tok/s | 6786 ms | 581K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 28.5 tok/s | 9870 ms | 581K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 28.5 tok/s | 8019 ms | 581K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 28.5 tok/s | 12338 ms | 581K |
How aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 (32B params) fits at each quantization level on Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB (184.3 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 12.5 GB | Low | D37 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 15.7 GB | Low | D37 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-mradermacher--aya-expanse-32b-heretic-mpoa-i1-gguf && lms server startUpgrade options
Raises estimated decode speed by about 950%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
~$8,000 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 643%.
~$15,000 MSRP
Yes, Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB can run aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 28.5 tok/s.
aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 (32B parameters) requires approximately 51.8 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB, aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 achieves approximately 28.5 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 6786ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 on Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB receives a C grade with 28.5 tok/s and 581K context.
On Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB, aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 can safely use up to 581K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
17.9 GB |
| Medium |
| D37 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 19.5 GB | Medium | D37 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 23.0 GB | High | D38 |
Q6_K | 6 | 26.2 GB | High | D38 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 34.2 GB | Very High | D39 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 65.6 GB | Maximum | C43 |
Not always. Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB 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.