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Best local image models for MacBook 36gb

If you are looking for the best image model for MacBook 36GB, below is a detailed compatibility report for open-source image generation models (like FLUX.1 and SDXL) that run locally on your system.

Supported GPU Configurations & Tiers:
Apple M3 Pro Macbook Pro (36GB)

Compatible Local Image Models (10)

Black Forest Labs9B params

FLUX.2 Klein 9B

FP16 BaseOOM
Q5_K_MOOM
Q5_K_SOOM
Q4_K_MOOM
Q4_K_SOOM
Q3_K_MOOM
Q3_K_SFits in VRAM
Q2_KFits in VRAM
Details
Black Forest Labs4B params

FLUX.2 Klein 4B

FP16 BaseFits in VRAM
Details
Black Forest Labs12B params

FLUX.1 Kontext [dev]

FP16 BaseOOM
Q8_0OOM
Q6_KOOM
Q5_K_MFits in VRAM
Q5_1Fits in VRAM
Q5_0Fits in VRAM
Q5_K_SFits in VRAM
Q4_K_MFits in VRAM
Q4_1Fits in VRAM
Q4_0Fits in VRAM
Q4_K_SFits in VRAM
Q3_K_MFits in VRAM
Q3_K_SFits in VRAM
Q2_KFits in VRAM
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Black Forest Labs2.8B params

FLUX.1 [dev]

FP16 BaseOOM
F16OOM
Q8_0OOM
Q6_KFits in VRAM
Q5_1Fits in VRAM
Q5_K_SFits in VRAM
Q5_0Fits in VRAM
Q4_1Fits in VRAM
Q4_K_SFits in VRAM
Q4_0Fits in VRAM
Q3_K_SFits in VRAM
Q2_KFits in VRAM
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Black Forest Labs12B params

FLUX.1 Schnell

FP16 BaseOOM
F16OOM
Q8_0OOM
Q4_1Fits in VRAM
Q4_0Fits in VRAM
Q3_K_SFits in VRAM
Q2_KFits in VRAM
Details
Black Forest Labs x Krea12B params

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

FP16 BaseOOM
Q8_0OOM
Q6_KFits in VRAM
Q4_K_MFits in VRAM
Q3_K_SFits in VRAM
Q2_KFits in VRAM
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HiDream.ai (Vivago AI)17B params

HiDream-I1 Full

FP16 BaseOOM
FP16OOM
Q8_0OOM
Q6_KOOM
Q5_K_MOOM
Q4_K_MOOM
Q4_0OOM
Q3_K_MOOM
Q2_KFits in VRAM
Details
Wan (Kuaishou / ByteDance)6B params

Z-Image-Turbo

FP16 BaseOOM
Q8_0Fits in VRAM
Q6_KFits in VRAM
Q5_0Fits in VRAM
Q4_0Fits in VRAM
Q2_KFits in VRAM
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Stability AI3B params

Stable Diffusion XL Base 1.0

FP16 BaseFits in VRAM
Q4_0Fits in VRAM
Q5_K_MFits in VRAM
Details
Kuaishou (Kwai-Kolors)3B params

Kolors

FP16 BaseFits in VRAM
Details