On-prem LLM MCP agent POC: 16GB MacBook with 7B model can't handle tool calls
Icy_Bumblebee8159 · reddit · 2026-11-12
An agency building an on-prem LLM setup for a client who refuses cloud LLMs ran a POC with a 16GB MacBook, Ollama, and Qwen3 abliterated 7B — far too small: the model makes only one tool call at a time. They are asking for GPU recommendations for agentic MCP workloads.
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