Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.
~$6,999 MSRP
Leanstral 119B A6B needs ~94.1 GB but Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB only has 69.1 GB. Try a smaller quantization or lighter model.
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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25.0 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
10.1 tok/s
TTFT
19231 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
94.1 GB / 69.1 GB
Offload
30%
Usable shared or unified memory is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 94.1 GB, but this setup only exposes 69.1 GB of usable shared or unified memory.
Move to a larger memory pool
A larger unified-memory SKU or a discrete high-bandwidth GPU is the cleanest way to make this model practical.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | F | Too heavy | 10.8 tok/s | 9816 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 10.1 tok/s | 19231 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 8.9 tok/s | 31668 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 10.1 tok/s | 22728 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 8.9 tok/s | 39585 ms | 4K |
How Leanstral 119B A6B (119B params) fits at each quantization level on Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB (69.1 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_KBest for your GPU | 2 | 46.4 GB | Low | A84 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 58.3 GB | Low | F0 |
Upgrade options
Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.
~$6,999 MSRP
Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.
~$8,000 MSRP
Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.
~$12,000 MSRP
No, Leanstral 119B A6B requires more memory than Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB provides.
Leanstral 119B A6B (119B parameters) requires approximately 94.1 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Leanstral 119B A6B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB, Leanstral 119B A6B achieves approximately 10.1 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 19231ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Leanstral 119B A6B on Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB receives a F grade with 10.1 tok/s and 4K context.
On Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB, Leanstral 119B A6B can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 256K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
| 4 |
66.6 GB |
| Medium |
| F0 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 72.6 GB | Medium | F0 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 85.7 GB | High | F0 |
Q6_K | 6 | 97.6 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 127.3 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 244.0 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Move to a larger memory pool. A larger unified-memory SKU or a discrete high-bandwidth GPU is the cleanest way to make this model practical.
Not always. Mac Studio M3 Ultra 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.