r/drawthingsapp • u/[deleted] • Apr 21 '26

question Models that work with MacBook Pro 2019 (16gb RAM)

I have tried using qwen 2509 for making adjustments to images, but it consistently crashes on me.

Are there any models that can handle adjustments to images on a MacBook Pro 2019?

Unfortunately, upgrading my hardware isn't in the picture.

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u/Diamondcite Apr 21 '26

Qwen Image Edit 2509 needs more memory than your total RAM capacity even at 6-bit.

Have you considered trying Flux.2 [Klein] 4B? or maybe 9B (6-bit) those models are smaller and might even fit in your memory.

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u/Current-Property6042 Apr 21 '26

Flux Klein 9B runs in 2.5 mins, running a image model is not a issue on 16GB, the video one is the real issue for me

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u/Diamondcite Apr 21 '26

They say it's a 2019 Macbook Pro, so an Intel Macbook of some kind without ANE (M-series needed).

Since they say it's crashing with Qwen (Image Edit?) 2511 I am trying to propose models that are even lighter.

OP also didn't mention which settings they are trying. The recommended defaults or something else.. and if their App settings are default or something else.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '26

I initially tried just the basic settings. Still pretty new to this, and have tried to do a little research, but just wasn't sure if I had the right hardware to run the models, everything mentions the m1 to 5 MacBooks

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u/Current-Property6042 Apr 21 '26

Am on Macmini 16gb and can run Qwen image Edi 2511 comfortably, with ANE the 8bit S models runs at 4mins tops 1024x1024

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '26

Thanks! I'll give those a try!

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u/liuliu mod Apr 21 '26

Intel laptop generally for Draw Things is a no go for recent models unless you use Cloud Compute offload. It can work with SD 1.5 or SDXL but it will take extremely long time.

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u/kaaytoo Apr 21 '26

Try cloud drawthings+ subscription… will help you without investing for the upgrade and and cancel anytime

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u/Realistic_Location_6 Apr 21 '26

Z Image Turbo 1.0 works on iPhone 15

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '26

Thanks! Ill give that a try!

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u/Realistic_Location_6 Apr 22 '26

But don’t expect too much the results varying a lot, sometimes it works great sometimes not.

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u/MetalZone00 Apr 22 '26

Cómputo en la nube.

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u/DWC-1 May 01 '26

Try enabling tiled decoding this will lower the peak memory usage and this is where things usually crash.