Muse Glimmer 30B
Muse Glimmer 30B loads in 16.9 GB at Q4_K_M, comfortably from 32 GB of memory, Macs included, starting at the MacBook Pro M5 Pro 48GB. Below is the memory math we ran for it, the smallest card that fits, and the fastest machine we track.
How much memory does Muse Glimmer 30B need?
Muse Glimmer 30B is a 29.8B dense model built for chat. The weights alone take 16.9 GB at Q4_K_M; add context and the OS, and it belongs in the 32 GB memory class. Every number below comes from the ModelFit engine: speeds are estimates, labeled est., because we do not benchmark hardware ourselves.
KV = fp16 estimate (q8_0 cache roughly halves it). "Comfortable" = weights + KV within the engine's tiered budget (~70-85% of memory).
Which machines run Muse Glimmer 30B?
Verdicts come from the same engine that powers our fit checker: memory capacity first, bandwidth for speed. How we compute these numbers · Hugging Face model card
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Frequently asked questions
How much memory does Muse Glimmer 30B need?
16.9 GB for the Q4_K_M weights, plus ~4.0 GB of KV-cache at 16k context, about 20.9 GB total. Comfortable from 32 GB of VRAM or unified memory.
Does Muse Glimmer 30B run on a Mac?
Yes, from the MacBook Pro M5 Pro 48GB (~13 tok/s est.). Unified memory means the RAM budget is the only limit.
What is the smallest GPU for Muse Glimmer 30B?
The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB VRAM) is the smallest tracked card that runs Muse Glimmer 30B comfortably, ~24 tok/s est.
Cite this page
ModelFit: Muse Glimmer 30B, specs, memory math and hardware verdicts. https://modelfit.io/models/muse-glimmer-30b/ (dataset updated 2026-10-13, CC BY 4.0).