Phi-4-reasoning-plus 14B needs ~16.4 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB has 23.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~28 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
27.8 tok/s
TTFT
6961 ms
Safe context
33K
Memory
16.4 GB / 23.0 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 | S | Runs well | 27.8 tok/s | 3797 ms | 33K |
| Coding | S | Runs well | 27.8 tok/s | 6961 ms | 33K |
| Agentic Coding | S | Tight fit | 27.8 tok/s | 10125 ms | 33K |
| Reasoning | S | Runs well | 27.8 tok/s | 8226 ms | 33K |
| RAG | S | Tight fit | 27.8 tok/s | 12656 ms | 33K |
How Phi-4-reasoning-plus 14B (14.699999809265137B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB (23.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 5.7 GB | Low | S86 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 7.2 GB | Low | S87 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 8.2 GB | Medium | S88 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 9.0 GB | Medium | S88 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 10.6 GB | High | S89 |
Q6_K | 6 | 12.1 GB | High | S90 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 15.7 GB | Very High | S90 |
F16 | 16 | 30.1 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Copy-paste commands to run Phi-4-reasoning-plus 14B on your machine.
Run
ollama run phi4-reasoningYour hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct | 30.5B | A | 31.5 tok/s | |
| Qwen 3.5 27B | 27B | S | 14.1 tok/s | |
| Qwen 3.6 27B | 27B | S | 11.6 tok/s | |
| Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct | 30B | S | 33.3 tok/s | |
| Qwen 3.5 35B A3B | 35B | A | 27.5 tok/s |
Yes, MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB can run Phi-4-reasoning-plus 14B with a S grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 27.8 tok/s.
Phi-4-reasoning-plus 14B (14.699999809265137B parameters) requires approximately 16.4 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Phi-4-reasoning-plus 14B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB, Phi-4-reasoning-plus 14B achieves approximately 27.8 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 6961ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Phi-4-reasoning-plus 14B on MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB receives a S grade with 27.8 tok/s and 33K context.
On MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB, Phi-4-reasoning-plus 14B can safely use up to 33K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 33K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
Not always. MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB 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.
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