Raises estimated decode speed by about 198%.
~$999 MSRP
glm 4 9b chat 1m needs ~10.9 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB has 23.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~42 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
42.3 tok/s
TTFT
4581 ms
Safe context
200K
Memory
10.9 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 | C | Runs well | 42.3 tok/s | 2499 ms | 200K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 42.3 tok/s | 4581 ms | 200K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 42.3 tok/s | 6664 ms | 200K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 42.3 tok/s | 5414 ms | 200K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 42.3 tok/s | 8330 ms | 200K |
How glm 4 9b chat 1m (9B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB (23.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.5 GB | Low | C45 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 4.4 GB | Low | C45 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 5.0 GB | Medium | C46 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 5.5 GB | Medium | C46 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 6.5 GB | High | C47 |
Q6_K | 6 | 7.4 GB | High | C47 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 9.6 GB | Very High | C49 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 18.5 GB | Maximum | C49 |
Copy-paste commands to run glm 4 9b chat 1m on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-bartowski--glm-4-9b-chat-1m-gguf && lms server startOpções de upgrade
Raises estimated decode speed by about 198%.
~$999 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 137%.
~$1,499 MSRP
Yes, MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB can run glm 4 9b chat 1m with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 42.3 tok/s.
glm 4 9b chat 1m (9B parameters) requires approximately 10.9 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for glm 4 9b chat 1m is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB, glm 4 9b chat 1m achieves approximately 42.3 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 4581ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, glm 4 9b chat 1m on MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB receives a C grade with 42.3 tok/s and 200K context.
On MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB, glm 4 9b chat 1m can safely use up to 200K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, 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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