Helply 10.2b chat i1 needs ~10.9 GB VRAM. MacBook Air M3 24GB has 17.3 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~11 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
10.9 tok/s
TTFT
17714 ms
Safe context
101K
Memory
10.9 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 | 10.9 tok/s | 9662 ms | 101K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 10.9 tok/s | 17714 ms | 101K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 10.9 tok/s | 25766 ms | 101K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 10.9 tok/s | 20935 ms | 101K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 10.9 tok/s | 32208 ms | 101K |
How Helply 10.2b chat i1 (10.199999809265137B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Air M3 24GB (17.3 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 4.0 GB | Low | C47 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 5.0 GB | Low | C48 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 5.7 GB | Medium | C48 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 6.2 GB | Medium | C49 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 7.3 GB | High | C50 |
Q6_K | 6 | 8.4 GB | High | C51 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 10.9 GB | Very High | C50 |
F16 | 16 | 20.9 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Copy-paste commands to run Helply 10.2b chat i1 on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-mradermacher--helply-10-2b-chat-i1-gguf && lms server startUpgrade-Optionen
Raises estimated decode speed by about 242%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
ca. $1,999 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 225%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
ca. $2,499 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 281%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
ca. $2,499 MSRP
Yes, MacBook Air M3 24GB can run Helply 10.2b chat i1 with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 10.9 tok/s.
Helply 10.2b chat i1 (10.199999809265137B parameters) requires approximately 10.9 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Helply 10.2b chat i1 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On MacBook Air M3 24GB, Helply 10.2b chat i1 achieves approximately 10.9 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 17714ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Helply 10.2b chat i1 on MacBook Air M3 24GB receives a C grade with 10.9 tok/s and 101K context.
On MacBook Air M3 24GB, Helply 10.2b chat i1 can safely use up to 101K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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.
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