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Can the Apple M2 Ultra (192 GB) run MiniMax M2.1 (230B-A10B)?

76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.

Yes, it runs well (tight fit)

Runs well (tight fit). At Q3_K_M it needs about 126 GB of 144 GB usable, with an estimated speed of 80.7 tok/s.

Best quant
Q3_K_M
Generation speed
80.7 tok/s
Prompt processing
1,686 tok/s
First token (1K prompt)
0.6 s
Largest safe context
76K

Best app to run it on the Apple M2 Ultra (192 GB)

On macOS

LM Studio

Desktop app · runs on llama.cpp, MLX · use the MLX build

  • Runs the MLX build, typically 20–35% faster than GGUF for a model with 10B active parameters on Apple silicon.
  • Point-and-click: search, download and chat in one window.

Open MiniMax M2.1 (230B-A10B) in LM Studio

  • MLX LM Runs the MLX build, typically 20–35% faster than GGUF for a model with 10B active parameters on Apple silicon.
  • Jan Runs the MLX build, typically 20–35% faster than GGUF for a model with 10B active parameters on Apple silicon.

Want an agent? MiniMax M2.1 (230B-A10B) supports tool use, so you can pair a llama.cpp or MLX LM server with one of these. Apps that run on this computer come first.

Coding agents

Personal assistants

How we choose: the files published for this model, your operating system and GPU, whether it fits fully in memory, and published speed tests (MLX vs llama.cpp on Apple silicon, vLLM vs llama.cpp vs Ollama on NVIDIA). Details.

Download MiniMax M2.1 (230B-A10B)

Recommended for the Apple M2 Ultra (192 GB): Q3_K_M. Every other quantization has its own download link in the table below.

Ollama

Ollama only offered this as a cloud model, and has since retired it. To run it locally, use the GGUF files below with llama.cpp or LM Studio.

Quantized files · GGUF

Works in LM Studio, llama.cpp, Jan and Ollama. No sign-in needed.

Download the Q3_K_M files (opens in a new tab)

huggingface.co/unsloth/MiniMax-M2.1-GGUF (opens in a new tab)

ollama run hf.co/unsloth/MiniMax-M2.1-GGUF

Original weights · Hugging Face

Full-precision files from MiniMax, for fine-tuning, vLLM, Transformers.

huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.1 (opens in a new tab)

No sign-in needed.

Official repo · GitHub

Reference code, inference scripts and docs from MiniMax. The weights themselves download from Hugging Face.

github.com/MiniMax-AI/MiniMax-M2.1 (opens in a new tab)

git clone https://github.com/MiniMax-AI/MiniMax-M2.1

Links checked 3 days ago against Hugging Face, Ollama and GitHub.

How it’s rated

Quality 76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
How capable the model itself is at Q3_K_M, from its editorial quality tier scaled by the quantization or precision. It’s the same on any hardware that runs this variant. Scale: A+ 85+ · A 70+ · B 55+ · C 40+ · D under 40.
Runs Runs welltight fit
How well it runs on the Apple M2 Ultra (192 GB): speed, capped by how well it fits in memory. Runs great: 30+ tokens/s (or near the image, video or decision speed target) · Runs well: 10+ tokens/s · Slow: 3+ tokens/s · Very slow: under 3 · Won’t run: doesn’t fit even with offload. A tight fit or RAM offload caps it at Runs well; heavy offload caps it at Slow.

Match score

To order lists, each result also gets a match score out of 100 from four parts. It favors the most capable model that still runs well.

Model qualityEditorial quality tier of the model, scaled by the quantization or precision used.34.4 / 45
Memory fitFull marks when the model fits in the share of unified memory the GPU can use; fewer when it goes past that limit.24.0 / 25
SpeedGeneration speed against a 40 tokens/s target for LLMs, or render time against a target for image and video.15.0 / 15
Memory useRewards using the memory you have, so a bigger, better variant beats a tiny one that leaves most memory idle.15.0 / 15
Match score88.4 / 100

The match score orders results; it is not shown as a grade. Quality and Runs are the two ratings in the tables.

Every quantization on the Apple M2 Ultra (192 GB)

Quant Memory needed Available Speed Runs Quality Download
Q2_K 106 GB 144 GB 96.8 tok/s Runs great 63Good quality (B) · 63 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF · folder (opens in a new tab)
Q3_K_M 126 GB 144 GB 80.7 tok/s Runs welltight fit 76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF · folder (opens in a new tab)
Q4_K_M 154 GB 144 GB 56.0 tok/s Runs wellover GPU memory limit 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF · folder (opens in a new tab)
Q5_K_M 177 GB 144 GB 47.7 tok/s Slowfar over GPU memory limit 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF · folder (opens in a new tab)
Q6_K 202 GB 144 GB — Won't run 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 12/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF · folder (opens in a new tab)
Q8_0 257 GB 144 GB — Won't run 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 12/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF · folder (opens in a new tab)
F16 472 GB 144 GB — Won't run 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 12/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF · folder (opens in a new tab) Original weights (opens in a new tab)

Memory figures assume 8K of context. Longer conversations or documents grow the KV cache.

Other hardware that runs it

Quick answers

How much memory does MiniMax M2.1 (230B-A10B) need on the M2 Ultra 192GB?

At Q3_K_M it needs about 126 GB. The M2 Ultra 192GB has 144 GB usable.

How fast is MiniMax M2.1 (230B-A10B) on the M2 Ultra 192GB?

About 80.7 tok/s at Q3_K_M, an estimate from the hardware’s memory bandwidth and the size of the model.

Which quantization of MiniMax M2.1 (230B-A10B) should I use on the M2 Ultra 192GB?

Q3_K_M. Of the versions that fit, it is the one that runs best; when two run equally well, the check prefers the higher-rated one.

Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.

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