// RUN โ€” FITS

Can the Apple M1 Ultra 64GB run Tongyi DeepResearch?

Yes โ€” here's how fast and up to what context, with real measured numbers.

Tongyi DeepResearch on the Apple M1 Ultra 64GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 no โ€” โ€” โ€”
Q8 yes 98k 17.8-21.5 t/s ~0.2-0.3 (slow)
Q4 yes 149k 31.9-38.4 t/s ~0.4-0.5 (slow)

Estimate (memory-bound). Beyond "max context" the KV cache spills to SSD swap and speed drops to the "beyond" figure.

FAQ

Can the Apple M1 Ultra 64GB run Tongyi DeepResearch?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~31.9-38.4 tok/s and fits up to 149k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~0.4-0.5 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 149k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.