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Qwen3 30B-A3B

All 30B parameters must be stored even though roughly 3B are active per token.

Primary source
Total parameters30B3B active / token
Estimated memory~22.5 GBGGUF Q4 MoE
Context32K+Text
LicenseApache-2.0100+ languages and dialects
01 / BEST FOR
  • reasoning
  • coding
  • efficient MoE
02 / ESTIMATED FIT
Apple silicon · 32 GBTightNVIDIA · 24 GBTightApple silicon · 64 GBComfortableWorkstation · 48 GBComfortableDatacenter · 80 GBComfortable
03 / DEPLOY WITH
OllamaEasyollama run qwen3:30b-a3b
llama.cppMediumllama-server -m /path/to/verified-model.gguf --port 8080
LM StudioEasySearch “Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B” → Load a Q4/INT4 build → Start Server
MLX LMMediummlx_lm.chat --model Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B
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All 30B parameters must be stored even though roughly 3B are active per token.