SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 uncensored needs ~11.3 GB VRAM. MacBook Air M3 24GB has 17.3 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~10 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
10.4 tok/s
TTFT
18583 ms
Safe context
93K
Memory
11.3 GB / 17.3 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 | 10.4 tok/s | 10136 ms | 93K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 10.4 tok/s | 18583 ms | 93K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 10.4 tok/s | 27029 ms | 93K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 10.4 tok/s | 21961 ms | 93K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 10.4 tok/s | 33787 ms | 93K |
How SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 uncensored (10.699999809265137B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Air M3 24GB (17.3 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 4.2 GB | Low | C47 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 5.2 GB | Low | C48 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 uncensored on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-thebloke--solar-10-7b-instruct-v1-0-uncensored-gguf && lms server startUpgrade options
Raises estimated decode speed by about 241%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
~$1,999 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 224%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
~$2,499 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 281%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
~$2,499 MSRP
Yes, MacBook Air M3 24GB can run SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 uncensored with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 10.4 tok/s.
SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 uncensored (10.699999809265137B parameters) requires approximately 11.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 uncensored is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On MacBook Air M3 24GB, SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 uncensored achieves approximately 10.4 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 18583ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 uncensored on MacBook Air M3 24GB receives a C grade with 10.4 tok/s and 93K context.
On MacBook Air M3 24GB, SOLAR 10.7B Instruct v1.0 uncensored can safely use up to 93K 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 |
| C49 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 6.5 GB | Medium | C49 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 7.7 GB | High | C50 |
Q6_K | 6 | 8.8 GB | High | C51 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 11.4 GB | Very High | C51 |
F16 | 16 | 21.9 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Not always. MacBook Air M3 24GB 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.