SmolLM · 0.36B
Can you run SmolLM2 360M locally?
SmolLM2 360M is a 0.36B-parameter model. At 4-bit or better it runs on 120 of the 120 hardware configurations listed here; the smallest is the RTX 5060 (8 GB). On a 128 GB DGX Spark it runs at Q4_K_M.
Data as of 2 November 2026
Fastest machines for SmolLM2 360M
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- 1RTX 5090Graphics card · 32 GB~523 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 31 GB
- 2RTX PRO 6000 BlackwellGraphics card · 96 GB~523 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 95 GB
- 32x RTX 5090Graphics card · 64 GB~453 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 62 GB
- 42x RTX PRO 6000 BlackwellGraphics card · 192 GB~453 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 190 GB
- 5RTX 4090Graphics card · 24 GB~420 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 23 GB
- 6RTX 5080Graphics card · 16 GB~419 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 15.0 GB
- 7RTX 5070 TiGraphics card · 16 GB~407 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 15.0 GB
- 8RTX 3090 TiGraphics card · 24 GB~376 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 23 GB
- 92x RTX 4090Graphics card · 48 GB~374 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 46 GB
- 10RTX 3090Graphics card · 24 GB~365 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 23 GB
- 11RTX 4080 SUPERGraphics card · 16 GB~363 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 15.0 GB
- 12RTX 4080Graphics card · 16 GB~358 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 15.0 GB
- 13RTX 5070Graphics card · 12 GB~354 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 11.0 GB
- 14M5 UltraMac · 96–512 GB · 5 variants~350 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 15RTX 4070 Ti SUPERGraphics card · 16 GB~347 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 15.0 GB
- 162x RTX 3090 TiGraphics card · 48 GB~338 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 46 GB
- 17M5 MaxMac · 48–128 GB · 3 variants~336 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 182x RTX 3090Graphics card · 48 GB~329 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 46 GB
- 19RTX 4070 TiGraphics card · 12 GB~295 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 11.0 GB
- 20RTX 4070 SUPERGraphics card · 12 GB~295 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 11.0 GB
- 21RTX 4070Graphics card · 12 GB~295 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 11.0 GB
- 22RTX 5060Graphics card · 8 GB~281 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 7.0 GB
- 23RTX 5060 TiGraphics card · 16 GB~281 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 15.0 GB
- 24M4 MaxMac · 48–128 GB · 3 variants~281 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 25M5 Max · 36 GB · 32cMac · 36 GB~280 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 24 GB
- 26M3 UltraMac · 96–512 GB · 5 variants~265 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 27RTX 3070Graphics card · 8 GB~250 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 7.0 GB
- 28RTX 3060 TiGraphics card · 8 GB~250 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 7.0 GB
- 29RX 7900 XTXGraphics card · 24 GB~249 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 23 GB
- 30RTX 2070Graphics card · 8 GB~242 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 7.0 GB
- 31RX 7900 XTGraphics card · 20 GB~236 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 19.0 GB
- 32M3 MaxMac · 48–128 GB · 3 variants~236 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 33M4 Max · 36 GB · 32cMac · 36 GB~235 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 24 GB
- 34M5 ProMac · 24–64 GB · 6 variants~235 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 352x RX 7900 XTXGraphics card · 48 GB~232 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 46 GB
- 36M2 UltraMac · 64–192 GB · 7 variants~218 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 37RTX 3060Graphics card · 12 GB~217 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 11.0 GB
- 38RX 9070 XTGraphics card · 16 GB~210 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 15.0 GB
- 39M2 MaxMac · 32–96 GB · 5 variants~208 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 40RTX 4060 TiGraphics card · 16 GB~201 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 15.0 GB
- 41M4 ProMac · 24–64 GB · 6 variants~197 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 42M3 MaxMac · 36–96 GB · 2 variants~194 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 43RTX 4060Graphics card · 8 GB~193 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 7.0 GB
- 44M1 UltraMac · 64–128 GB · 4 variants~192 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 45Tesla P100Graphics card · 16 GB~188 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 15.0 GB
- 46M1 MaxMac · 32–64 GB · 4 variants~185 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 47Tesla T4Graphics card · 16 GB~181 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 15.0 GB
- 48RX 9060 XTGraphics card · 16 GB~158 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 15.0 GB
- 49M6Mac · 24–32 GB · 3 variants~147 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 50M2 ProMac · 16–32 GB · 2 variants~144 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 51M6Mac · 16 GB · 2 variants~135 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 52M5Mac · 16–32 GB · 6 variants~131 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 53M1 ProMac · 16–32 GB · 2 variants~129 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 54Ryzen AI Max+ 395 · 128 GBAI mini PC · 128 GB~129 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 of 96 GB
- 55M3 ProMac · 18–36 GB · 2 variants~124 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 56M4Mac · 16–32 GB · 3 variants~98 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 57M3Mac · 8–24 GB · 3 variants~86 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 58M2Mac · 8–24 GB · 3 variants~81 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 59M1Mac · 8–16 GB · 2 variants~52 tok/s ModelFit est.Q4_K_M · 1.5 GB
- 60Ryzen AI Max+ 395 · 64 GBAI mini PC · 64 GBno estimateQ4_K_M · 1.5 of 48 GB
- 61DGX Spark (GB10)AI mini PC · 128 GBno estimateQ4_K_M · 1.5 of 122 GB
Speeds are single-user decode estimates, not measurements. "ModelFit est." comes from ModelFit's model fitted on published runs (CC BY 4.0); "our est." is memory bandwidth divided by bytes read per token, times 0.55. Memory is what the best build needs, against what the machine can give a model. Method
About the model
- Parameters
- 0.36B
- Active per token
- not in our sources
- Type
- not in our sources
- Good for
- Chat, Embedded
Builds and how to run them
| Quantization | Load | Min. RAM | Command |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_M | 0.5 GB | 1 GB | ollama run smollm2:360m |
Load, minimum RAM and Ollama commands: ModelFit, CC BY 4.0. Load is memory with the model loaded, before long contexts.
Questions
Can I run SmolLM2 360M on a Mac?
Yes on a Mac with enough memory: the smallest Apple configuration listed here that runs it at 4-bit or better is the M3 · 8 GB.
How much memory does SmolLM2 360M need?
About 1.5 GB at the smallest build in our data, including a margin for the runtime and an 8K-token context. Longer contexts need more.
Does SmolLM2 360M run on a DGX Spark?
Yes, at Q4_K_M. The Spark has 128 GB of unified memory, about 121.6 GB usable.