How much RAM does North-Micro-Vision-Instruct need?

North-Micro-Vision-Instruct needs about 6.0 GB of memory at Published quantization with 4K context. The download itself is 5.0 GB; the extra covers the context cache and a runtime allowance.

Can I run North-Micro-Vision-Instruct on a laptop?

Yes. It fits a machine with 16GB RAM, for example MacBook Air M5.

North-Micro-Vision-Instruct: hardware requirements

North-Micro-Vision-Instruct needs about 6.0 GB of memory at Published quantization: a 5.0 GB download plus room for context and a runtime allowance. That fits a machine with 16GB RAM.

Parameters

2.5B

Tier

Runs on a laptop

Licence

See model card

Released

2026-08-10

Will it run on your machine?

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Download sizes by quantization

Lower quantization means a smaller file and less memory, at some cost to quality. Q4_K_M is the usual starting point. What is this?

Quant	Download	RAM @ 4K	RAM @ 32K	Source
Published	5.0 GB	6.0 GB	9.3 GB	CohereLabs/North-Micro-Vision-Instruct

Download sizes are measured from the published files named in the Source column. The RAM columns add the context cache, calculated from the model's configuration, and a runtime allowance of 10% of the download (at least 0.5GB, at most 3GB).

Model card on HuggingFace →API specs & pricing →Verified 2026-10-29Listed for 120 days after release