Question 1

Can MacBook Pro M3 Pro 36GB run Kimi K2.5?

Accepted Answer

No, Kimi K2.5 requires more memory than MacBook Pro M3 Pro 36GB provides.

Question 2

How much VRAM does Kimi K2.5 need?

Accepted Answer

Kimi K2.5 (1000B parameters) requires approximately 621.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for Kimi K2.5?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for Kimi K2.5 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	F	Too heavy	2.0 tok/s	140800 ms	4K
Chat	F	Too heavy	2.0 tok/s	52800 ms	4K
Coding	F	Too heavy	2.0 tok/s	96800 ms	4K
RAG	F	Too heavy	2.0 tok/s	176000 ms	4K
Reasoning	F	Too heavy	2.0 tok/s	114400 ms	4K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	390.0 GB	Low	F0
Q3_K_S	3	490.0 GB	Low	F0
NVFP4	4

Can MacBook Pro M3 Pro 36GB run Kimi K2.5?

Memory breakdown