Qwen3.5 2B
44tokens per second
Much faster than reading
First word in 9.6 s · a 300-word answer in about 19 s
M2 Mac with 8 GB
Qwen3.5 2B writes 44 tokens per second on the M2 Mac with 8 GB, with the first word in 9.6 s.
Compare with the M3 Mac with 8 GB
Questions
- What's the fastest AI model on the M2 Mac with 8 GB?
- Qwen3.5 2B, at 44 tokens per second, with the first word in 9.6 s, measured in Loci on 2 Macs.
- Can the M2 Mac with 8 GB run Qwen3.5 2B?
- Yes: Qwen3.5 2B writes 44 tokens per second on the M2 Mac with 8 GB, much faster than reading, with the first word in 9.6 s.
All numbers
| Model | Tokens per second | Typical range | First word | Devices | Answers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.5 2B | 44 | — | 9.6 s | 2 | — |
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How these speeds are measured
- Every number comes from real chats in Loci, timed on the device that wrote the answer, with Loci's default settings.
- Tokens per second is how fast an answer is written once it starts. On phones, four characters of text count as one token for every model; on a Mac, Loci counts the model's own tokens. Reading pace is about 5.
- First word is how long an answer takes to start after you send a message. Longer conversations take longer.
- Each device counts once. The large number is the median; the typical range covers the middle half of devices.
- Each phone speed comes from at least 10 phones. Fewer Macs run Loci, so each Mac speed says how many Macs it comes from.
- On phones, answers written in Low Power Mode or Battery Saver, in the background, or with web search or other tools are left out.