Will It Run AI

Can Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B run on MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB?

YES — Runs Great

C50Usable
Estimated from fit model

Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B needs ~12.6 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB has 25.9 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~40 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: LowStack: StandardBottleneck: Balanced
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Operating mode

Choose the run profile you care about

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.

Capabilities:

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Q4_K_M (Medium quality) 12.6 GB, 39.6 tok/s, Runs well
12.6 GB required25.9 GB available
49% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

39.6 tok/s

TTFT

4892 ms

Safe context

186K

Memory

12.6 GB / 25.9 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights6.5 GB
KV Cache1.3 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom3.9 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsNous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B on MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>What is local AI inference?
Local AI inference means running an AI language model directly on your own hardware — your laptop, desktop, or server — instead of sending requests to a remote cloud API. When you run inference locally the model weights are loaded into your GPU or unified memory. Each token you generate requires reading those weights from memory, so memory bandwidth is the main bottleneck for decode speed. Key benefits of running locally: - Full privacy: your prompts never leave your machine - No per-token cost or rate limits - Works offline once the model is downloaded - Latency depends only on your hardware
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>How much VRAM do I need?
It depends on the model size and quantization level. A rough rule of thumb: Model size Q4 (4-bit) Q8 (8-bit) FP16 7B params ~4.3 GB ~7.5 GB ~14 GB 13B params ~7.9 GB ~13.9 GB ~26 GB 70B params ~42.7 GB ~74.9 GB ~140 GB Most people use 4-bit quantization (Q4_K_M) which gives 90-95% of full quality at a fraction of the memory. A 24 GB GPU can comfortably run most 7B-13B models.
Estimated: 39.6 tok/s decode · 4.9s TTFT (warm) · 99 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

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.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatCRuns well39.6 tok/s2668 ms186K
CodingCRuns well39.6 tok/s4892 ms186K
Agentic CodingCRuns well39.6 tok/s7116 ms186K
ReasoningCRuns well39.6 tok/s5782 ms186K
RAGCRuns well39.6 tok/s8895 ms186K

Quantization options

How Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B (10.699999809265137B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB (25.9 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
4.2 GB
LowC44
Q3_K_S
3
5.2 GB
LowC45
NVFP4
4
6.0 GB
MediumC45
Q4_K_M
4
6.5 GB
MediumC46
Q5_K_M
5
7.7 GB
HighC46
Q6_K
6
8.8 GB
HighC47
Q8_0Best for your GPU
8
11.4 GB
Very HighC49
F16
16
21.9 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-thebloke--nous-hermes-2-solar-10-7b-gguf && lms server start

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Frequently asked questions

Can MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB run Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B?

Yes, MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB can run Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 39.6 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B need?

Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B (10.699999809265137B parameters) requires approximately 12.6 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B?

The recommended quantization for Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B run at on MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB?

On MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB, Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B achieves approximately 39.6 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 4892ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB run Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B for coding?

For coding workloads, Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B on MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB receives a C grade with 39.6 tok/s and 186K context.

What context window can Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B use on MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB?

On MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB, Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B can safely use up to 186K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

Is unified memory on MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB as fast as VRAM for Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B?

Not always. MacBook Pro M4 Max 36GB 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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