Cerebras-GPT 13B needs ~23.8 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB has 23.0 GB. With Q5_K_M quantization, expect ~24 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
0.8 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Runs with offload (needs ~0.3 GB host RAM)
Decode
23.7 tok/s
TTFT
8167 ms
Safe context
15K
Memory
23.8 GB / 23.0 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
Very little memory headroom
You can run the model, but there is not much room left for longer context, bigger batches, extra apps, or future model updates.
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.
Buy headroom, not only minimum fit
A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | B | Tight fit | 25.3 tok/s | 4177 ms | 15K |
| Coding | B | Runs with offload (needs ~0.3 GB host RAM) | 23.7 tok/s | 8167 ms | 15K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 15.3 tok/s | 18412 ms | 15K |
| Reasoning | B | Runs with offload (needs ~0.3 GB host RAM) | 23.7 tok/s | 9652 ms | 15K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 15.3 tok/s | 23015 ms | 15K |
How Cerebras-GPT 13B (13B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB (23.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 5.1 GB | Low | B62 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 6.4 GB | Low | B63 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 7.3 GB | Medium | B63 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 7.9 GB | Medium | B64 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 9.4 GB | High | B65 |
Q6_K | 6 | 10.7 GB | High | B66 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 13.9 GB | Very High | B66 |
F16 | 16 | 26.7 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Copy-paste commands to run Cerebras-GPT 13B on your machine.
Run
docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/ggerganov/llama.cpp:full \
--hf-repo "cerebras/Cerebras-GPT-13B" \
--hf-file "Cerebras-GPT-13B-Q5_K_M.gguf" \
-c 4096 -ngl 99Opciones de mejora
Añade margen de memoria para más contexto y para que el modelo envejezca mejor.
~$1,599 MSRP
Sube la velocidad estimada de decodificación alrededor de un 39%.
Añade margen de memoria para más contexto y para que el modelo envejezca mejor.
~$2,499 MSRP
Añade margen de memoria para más contexto y para que el modelo envejezca mejor.
~$2,499 MSRP
Yes, MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB can run Cerebras-GPT 13B with a B grade (Runs with offload (needs ~0.3 GB host RAM)). Expected decode speed: 23.7 tok/s.
Cerebras-GPT 13B (13B parameters) requires approximately 23.8 GB of memory with Q5_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Cerebras-GPT 13B is Q5_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB, Cerebras-GPT 13B achieves approximately 23.7 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 8167ms using Q5_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Cerebras-GPT 13B on MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB receives a B grade with 23.7 tok/s and 15K context.
On MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB, Cerebras-GPT 13B can safely use up to 15K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 131K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
Buy headroom, not only minimum fit. A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.
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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