Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B needs ~22.5 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB has 92.2 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~53 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
46.4 tok/s
TTFT
4174 ms
Safe context
905K
Memory
22.5 GB / 92.2 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 | 52.7 tok/s | 2004 ms | 905K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 52.7 tok/s | 3674 ms | 905K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 52.7 tok/s | 5343 ms | 905K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 52.7 tok/s | 4341 ms | 905K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 52.7 tok/s | 6679 ms | 905K |
How Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B (10.699999809265137B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB (92.2 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 4.2 GB | Low | D39 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 5.2 GB | Low | D39 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-thebloke--nous-hermes-2-solar-10-7b-gguf && lms server startUpgrade options
Raises estimated decode speed by about 84%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
~$6,999 MSRP
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GBBest valueRaises estimated decode speed by about 223%.
~$9,999 MSRP
Yes, MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB can run Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 52.7 tok/s.
Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B (10.699999809265137B parameters) requires approximately 22.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB, Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B achieves approximately 52.7 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3674ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B on MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB receives a C grade with 52.7 tok/s and 905K context.
On MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB, Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B can safely use up to 905K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
6.0 GB |
| Medium |
| D39 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 6.5 GB | Medium | D39 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 7.7 GB | High | D39 |
Q6_K | 6 | 8.8 GB | High | D39 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 11.4 GB | Very High | D40 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 21.9 GB | Maximum | C41 |
Not always. MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB 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.