Can a Mac mini M4 24GB run gpt-oss-20b?
Yes. gpt-oss-20b needs 13.0GB at MXFP4 with llama.cpp and 8K context; the Mac mini M4 24GB has 24GB of unified memory (~75% GPU-addressable) (17.5GB usable) — grade B, with decode speed in the usable tier.
Mac mini M4 24GB · gpt-oss-20b · MXFP4
✅ Fits — grade B
UsablebetaHybrid attention — KV computed as full-cache upper bound · MoE speed estimate — wide error bars
weights 12.1 GBKV cache 0.40 GBoverhead 0.44 GBpool 17.5 GBneeds 13.0 GB
assumes llama.cpp · batch 1 · 8K context · fp16 KV cache
$999 MSRP · as of 2026-07-11
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Every quant, graded
Mac mini M4 24GB × gpt-oss-20b, llama.cpp, 8K context.
| Quant | File size | Fit | Speed tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| MXFP4 | 12.1 GB | Fits · B | usable · beta |
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