Can MacBook Pro M3 Max 96 GB run GLM-5.3-Flash (320B-A18B)?
96 GB unified · 300 GB/s memory bandwidth · GLM-5.3-Flash (320B-A18B) has 320B parameters (18B active per token).
Short answer
No. It doesn't fit in memory.
Needs ≈133 GB but only ≈86 GB is available after the OS, other apps and Open WebUI.
Why it doesn’t fit
Even its smallest practical version (3-bit) needs about 133 GB for the model, its context memory and the runtime. After macOS (≈6.0 GB), a browser with a few tabs (≈3.0 GB) and Open WebUI (≈1.0 GB), MacBook Pro M3 Max 96 GB has about 86 GB left, so it’s 47 GB short.
Ways to make it work
Close everything else
Not enough on its own: with every other app closed it’s still about 44 GB short.
Pick a smaller model from the same family
Get more memory
You’d want at least 143 GB of memory in total. The machines below are the cheapest that run it comfortably.
Check your exact setup
These pages assume typical settings. A shorter context or a lighter chat app can change the answer.
Check MacBook Pro M3 Max 96 GB
The same applies to every workload we rate (chat, coding questions, coding in a repository, agentic coding and long documents): they all need at least as much memory as chat.
Other models for MacBook Pro M3 Max 96 GB
The best-rated models for chat on this machine.
- gpt-oss-120b50–65 tok/sExcellent
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B55–75 tok/sExcellent
- Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct65–90 tok/sExcellent
- Gemma 4 26B-A4B45–60 tok/sExcellent
- Qwen3.5 35B-A3B55–75 tok/sExcellent
- LFM2.5 24B-A2B110–150 tok/sExcellent
Cheapest machines for GLM-5.3-Flash (320B-A18B)
Hardware rated comfortable or better for chat, lowest price first.
- Mac Studio M5 Ultra 256 GB$6,299 · 35–60 tok/sExcellent
- Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256 GB$6,299 · 25–35 tok/sExcellent
- Mac Studio M5 Ultra 512 GB$7,099 · 30–45 tok/sExcellent
- Mac Studio M3 Ultra 512 GB$7,099 · 25–35 tok/sExcellent
Same chip, other memory: 36 GB
Different tool, context size or workload?
These pages use typical settings. The full check models your exact setup.