01What it can do
- 100% free Apache 2.0
- Native OpenAI function-schema tool calling
- 12 languages including FR
- 131k long context
- Official multi-quant tag Ollama
- —32 GB minimum VRAM in Q4 (~RTX 5090)
- —No MoE variant at this size
- —English remains stronger than French for reasoning
04Install
Install Ollama for your OS. Check the model and its quantization before downloading. Start with 4096 tokens of context, then check placement with ollama ps. A command below is not proof that a test was run on your machine.
02Required memory
Approximate GPU VRAM required to run this model, including 4k tokens of context overhead. For a longer context, add ~1 GB per 8k-token increment.
What hardware do you need for Granite 4.1 30B Instruct?
To run Granite 4.1 30B Instruct locally with Q4 quantization, you need about 17 GB of VRAM. An option to compare: GMKtec EVO-X2 64GB / 1TB (Ryzen AI Max+ 395) — leave some headroom for the system and context; check engine compatibility with the GPU.
Why this choice? Our complete guide on GMKtec EVO-X2 64GB / 1TB (Ryzen AI Max+ 395) →
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On the go: Granite 4.1 30B Instruct also runs on a RTX laptop PC (24 GB of VRAM) →
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03Expected speed
Tokens generated per second in Q4_K_M, 4k context. Beyond 20 t/s, reading is comfortable. Below 10 t/s, that's just for testing.