Can internlm JanusCoder 14B run on MacBook Air M4 24GB?

YES — Runs Great

C49Usable

▲Estimated — low-sample bucket· few comparable runs

internlm JanusCoder 14B needs ~13.7 GB VRAM. MacBook Air M4 24GB has 17.3 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~9 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: Very lowStack: StandardBottleneck: Memory bandwidth

Operating mode

Choose the run profile you care about

Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.

Current mode

Balanced

Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.

Capabilities:

Select quantization to explore

Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 13.7 GB, 8.9 tok/s, Runs well

13.7 GB required17.3 GB available

79% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

8.9 tok/s

TTFT

21745 ms

Safe context

51K

Memory

13.7 GB / 17.3 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights8.5 GB

KV Cache1.6 GB

Runtime0.9 GB

Headroom2.6 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsinternlm JanusCoder 14B on MacBook Air M4 24GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Write a Python function to sort a list
Here's a Python function that sorts a list using quicksort:

def quicksort(arr):
 if len(arr) <= 1:
 return arr
 pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2]
 left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot]
 middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot]
 right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot]
 return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right)

# Example usage
numbers = [3, 6, 8, 10, 1, 2, 1]
print(quicksort(numbers)) # [1, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10]

The algorithm picks a pivot, partitions the list into smaller, equal, and larger elements, then recursively sorts each partition and concatenates the results.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>Now add type hints and a docstring
def quicksort(arr: list[int]) -> list[int]:
 """Sort a list using the quicksort algorithm.

 Args:
 arr: List of integers to sort.

 Returns:
 A new sorted list.
 """
 if len(arr) <= 1:
 return arr
 pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2]
 left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot]
 middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot]
 right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot]
 return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right)

Added type hints for the input and return type, plus a Google-style docstring.
Estimated: 8.9 tok/s decode · 21.7s TTFT (warm) · 22 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

Shared-memory contention still exists

The OS, browser, and inference runtime all compete for the same physical memory pool, so real-world headroom is less forgiving than raw capacity suggests.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Chat	C	Runs well	8.9 tok/s	11861 ms	51K
Coding	C	Runs well	8.9 tok/s	21745 ms	51K
Agentic Coding	C	Tight fit	8.9 tok/s	31630 ms	51K
Reasoning	C	Runs well	8.9 tok/s	25699 ms	51K
RAG	C	Tight fit	8.9 tok/s	39537 ms	51K

Quantization options

How internlm JanusCoder 14B (14B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Air M4 24GB (17.3 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	5.5 GB	Low	C48
Q3_K_S	3	6.9 GB	Low	C49
NVFP4	4	7.8 GB	Medium	C50
Q4_K_M	4	8.5 GB	Medium	C51
Q5_K_M	5	10.1 GB	High	C51
Q6_KBest for your GPU	6	11.5 GB	High	C50
Q8_0	8	15.0 GB	Very High	F0
F16	16	28.7 GB	Maximum	F0