Zai Org Glm 4.5 Air speed on Apple M2 Pro and quantization-level VRAM fit.
Apple M2 Pro does not meet the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Zai Org Glm 4.5 Air. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M2 Pro lacks sufficient VRAM for comfortable Zai Org Glm 4.5 Air operation with Q4 quantization.
Your 32GB GPU is 24GB short of the 56GB minimum.
Options: (1) Try Q2 or Q3 quantization for lower VRAM requirements, (2) Consider cloud GPU rental, (3) Upgrade to a GPU with at least 16GB VRAM.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 56GB | 32GB | 5.37 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| Q8 | 111GB | 32GB | 3.76 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| FP16 | 221GB | 32GB | 2.04 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
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Apple M2 Pro is not a comfortable Q4 fit for Zai Org Glm 4.5 Air (about 56GB needed).
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 56GB VRAM on this page, while Apple M2 Pro has 32GB available.
Try lower-bit quantization, choose a smaller model, or move to a higher-VRAM GPU from the alternatives list.