Qwen 3 14B
by Alibaba · qwen-3 family
14B
parameters
text-generation code-generation reasoning multilingual math tool-use creative-writing summarization
Qwen 3 14B is one of the strongest mid-range models available, excelling at coding, math, reasoning, and creative tasks. Hybrid thinking mode lets it match the performance of much larger models on complex problems while staying fast on simple ones. At Q4 it fits on 16 GB GPUs or Macs, making it a top pick for the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, RTX 5070 Ti, or M-series Macs with 16 GB. A strong contender for the best daily driver at this VRAM tier.
Quick Start with Ollama
ollama run 14b-q4_K_M | Creator | Alibaba |
| Parameters | 14B |
| Architecture | transformer-decoder |
| Context | 128K tokens |
| Released | Apr 29, 2025 |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Ollama | qwen3:14b |
Quantization Options
| Format | File Size | VRAM Required | Quality | Ollama Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_M rec | 9.3 GB | 12 GB |
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| 14b-q4_K_M |
| Q8_0 | 15.5 GB | 19 GB |
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| 14b-q8_0 |
| F16 | 29 GB | 33 GB |
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Compatible Hardware
for Q4_K_M (12 GB VRAM)
Compatible Hardware
| Hardware | VRAM | Type | Fit | Est. Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Studio M4 Ultra 512GB | 512 GB | mac | Runs | ~68 tok/s |
| Mac Pro M2 Ultra 192GB | 192 GB | mac | Runs | ~67 tok/s |
| Mac Studio M4 Ultra 192GB | 192 GB | mac | Runs | ~68 tok/s |
| Mac Studio M4 Max 128GB | 128 GB | mac | Runs | ~46 tok/s |
| MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB | 128 GB | mac | Runs | ~46 tok/s |
| MacBook Pro M3 Max 96GB | 96 GB | mac | Runs | ~33 tok/s |
| Mac mini M4 Pro 64GB | 64 GB | mac | Runs | ~23 tok/s |
| Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB | 64 GB | mac | Runs | ~46 tok/s |
| MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB | 64 GB | mac | Runs | ~46 tok/s |
| Mac mini M4 Pro 48GB | 48 GB | mac | Runs | ~23 tok/s |
| MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB | 48 GB | mac | Runs | ~33 tok/s |
| MacBook Pro M4 Max 48GB | 48 GB | mac | Runs | ~46 tok/s |
| MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB | 48 GB | mac | Runs | ~23 tok/s |
| Mac Studio M4 Max 36GB | 36 GB | mac | Runs | ~46 tok/s |
| MacBook Pro M3 Pro 36GB | 36 GB | mac | Runs | ~13 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | 32 GB | gpu | Runs | ~149 tok/s |
| iMac M4 32GB | 32 GB | mac | Runs | ~10 tok/s |
| Mac mini M4 32GB | 32 GB | mac | Runs | ~10 tok/s |
| MacBook Air M4 32GB | 32 GB | mac | Runs | ~10 tok/s |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | 24 GB | gpu | Runs | ~80 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | 24 GB | gpu | Runs | ~78 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | 24 GB | gpu | Runs | ~84 tok/s |
| iMac M3 24GB | 24 GB | mac | Runs | ~8 tok/s |
| Mac mini M2 24GB | 24 GB | mac | Runs | ~8 tok/s |
| Mac mini M4 Pro 24GB | 24 GB | mac | Runs | ~23 tok/s |
| MacBook Air M2 24GB | 24 GB | mac | Runs | ~8 tok/s |
| MacBook Air M4 24GB | 24 GB | mac | Runs | ~10 tok/s |
| MacBook Pro M4 Pro 24GB | 24 GB | mac | Runs | ~23 tok/s |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | 20 GB | gpu | Runs | ~67 tok/s |
| MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB | 18 GB | mac | Runs | ~13 tok/s |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | 16 GB | gpu | Runs | ~43 tok/s |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 16 GB | gpu | Runs | ~52 tok/s |
| Intel Arc A770 | 16 GB | gpu | Runs | ~47 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | 16 GB | gpu | Runs | ~24 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | 16 GB | gpu | Runs | ~56 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | 16 GB | gpu | Runs | ~61 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | 16 GB | gpu | Runs | ~60 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | 16 GB | gpu | Runs | ~75 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 16 GB | gpu | Runs | ~80 tok/s |
| iMac M1 16GB | 16 GB | mac | Runs | ~6 tok/s |
| iMac M4 16GB | 16 GB | mac | Runs | ~10 tok/s |
| Mac mini M1 16GB | 16 GB | mac | Runs | ~6 tok/s |
| Mac mini M4 16GB | 16 GB | mac | Runs | ~10 tok/s |
| MacBook Air M2 16GB | 16 GB | mac | Runs | ~8 tok/s |
| MacBook Air M3 16GB | 16 GB | mac | Runs | ~8 tok/s |
| MacBook Air M4 16GB | 16 GB | mac | Runs | ~10 tok/s |
| MacBook Pro M1 16GB | 16 GB | mac | Runs | ~6 tok/s |
| MacBook Pro M2 Pro 16GB | 16 GB | mac | Runs | ~17 tok/s |
| AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT | 12 GB | gpu | CPU Offload | ~36 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB | 12 GB | gpu | CPU Offload | ~30 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | 12 GB | gpu | CPU Offload | ~76 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super | 12 GB | gpu | CPU Offload | ~42 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | 12 GB | gpu | CPU Offload | ~42 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | 12 GB | gpu | CPU Offload | ~42 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | 12 GB | gpu | CPU Offload | ~56 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | 11 GB | gpu | CPU Offload | ~51 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB | 10 GB | gpu | CPU Offload | ~63 tok/s |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 8 GB | gpu | CPU Offload | ~24 tok/s |
| Intel Arc A750 | 8 GB | gpu | CPU Offload | ~43 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | 8 GB | gpu | CPU Offload | ~37 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | 8 GB | gpu | CPU Offload | ~37 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB | 8 GB | gpu | CPU Offload | ~24 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 8 GB | gpu | CPU Offload | ~23 tok/s |
| MacBook Air M1 8GB | 8 GB | mac | CPU Offload | ~6 tok/s |
| MacBook Air M2 8GB | 8 GB | mac | CPU Offload | ~8 tok/s |
Benchmark Scores
80.5
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