Granite Code 20B local setup guide.
Larger commercial-friendly Granite Code model for high-memory local testing. Architecture: dense code transformer. Best for: commercial-friendly larger local code tests; high-memory local coding baselines. Avoid if: you have less than 24GB RAM; latency matters more than model size. Cloud fallback: Use cloud or stronger local coding models for long agentic workflows. Hardware requirements start at 24GB RAM and 14GB VRAM, with 32GB RAM and 16GB VRAM recommended. Quant recommendations include Q4_K_M on Ollama. Runtime notes: Ollama: Works on macOS, Windows, and Linux; GPU acceleration depends on local driver support.. Setup commands: Ollama: ollama pull granite-code:20b. Check this model on my machine at /calculator?task=coding_assistant&runtime=ollama&os=macos&ramGb=16&gpuTier=mid&unifiedMemory=1&model=granite-code%3A20b, Save model profile, or Generate free model report after login.