MacBook Air M4 24GB

Apple · M4 · 24GB Unified Memory · Can run 20 models

Manufacturer Apple
Unified Memory 24 GB
Chip M4
CPU Cores 10
GPU Cores 10
Neural Engine Cores 16
Memory Bandwidth 120 GB/s
MSRP $1,299
Released Mar 12, 2025

AI Notes

The MacBook Air M4 24GB adds meaningful headroom for local AI over the 16GB model. With 24GB of unified memory, it can run 13B models at full precision and attempt 30B models with heavy quantization. The fanless, portable form factor makes it an excellent choice for developers who want local AI on the go.

Compatible Models

Model Parameters Best Quant VRAM Used Fit
Llama 3.2 1B 1B Q8_0 3 GB Runs
Gemma 2 2B 2B Q8_0 4 GB Runs
Llama 3.2 3B 3B Q8_0 5 GB Runs
Phi-3 Mini 3.8B 3.8B Q8_0 5.8 GB Runs
DeepSeek R1 7B 7B Q8_0 9 GB Runs
Mistral 7B 7B Q8_0 9 GB Runs
Qwen 2.5 7B 7B Q8_0 9 GB Runs
Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B 7B Q8_0 9 GB Runs
Llama 3.1 8B 8B Q8_0 10 GB Runs
Gemma 2 9B 9B Q8_0 11 GB Runs
DeepSeek R1 14B 14B Q4_K_M 9.9 GB Runs
Phi-4 14B 14B Q4_K_M 9.9 GB Runs
Qwen 2.5 14B 14B Q4_K_M 9.9 GB Runs
StarCoder2 15B 15B Q8_0 17 GB Runs
Codestral 22B 22B Q4_K_M 14.7 GB Runs
Gemma 2 27B 27B Q4_K_M 17.7 GB Runs
DeepSeek R1 32B 32B Q4_K_M 20.7 GB Runs (tight)
Qwen 2.5 32B 32B Q4_K_M 20.7 GB Runs (tight)
Command R 35B 35B Q4_K_M 22.5 GB Runs (tight)
Mixtral 8x7B 47B Q4_K_M 29.7 GB CPU Offload
5 model(s) are too large for this hardware.