diff --git a/llm/patches/04-metal.diff b/llm/patches/04-metal.diff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8fa7db7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llm/patches/04-metal.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+diff --git a/ggml-metal.m b/ggml-metal.m
+index 0207b787..b5e9884b 100644
+--- a/ggml-metal.m
++++ b/ggml-metal.m
+@@ -1396,27 +1396,23 @@ static enum ggml_status ggml_metal_graph_compute(
+                         // to the matrix-vector kernel
+                         int ne11_mm_min = 1;
+ 
+-#if 0
+                         // the numbers below are measured on M2 Ultra for 7B and 13B models
+                         // these numbers do not translate to other devices or model sizes
+                         // TODO: need to find a better approach
+-                        if ([ctx->device.name isEqualToString:@"Apple M2 Ultra"]) {
+-                            switch (src0t) {
+-                                case GGML_TYPE_F16:  ne11_mm_min = 2;  break;
+-                                case GGML_TYPE_Q8_0: ne11_mm_min = 7;  break;
+-                                case GGML_TYPE_Q2_K: ne11_mm_min = 15; break;
+-                                case GGML_TYPE_Q3_K: ne11_mm_min = 7;  break;
+-                                case GGML_TYPE_Q4_0:
+-                                case GGML_TYPE_Q4_1: ne11_mm_min = 15; break;
+-                                case GGML_TYPE_Q4_K: ne11_mm_min = 11; break;
+-                                case GGML_TYPE_Q5_0:                          // not tested yet
+-                                case GGML_TYPE_Q5_1: ne11_mm_min = 13; break; // not tested yet
+-                                case GGML_TYPE_Q5_K: ne11_mm_min = 7;  break;
+-                                case GGML_TYPE_Q6_K: ne11_mm_min = 7;  break;
+-                                default:             ne11_mm_min = 1;  break;
+-                            }
++                        switch (src0t) {
++                            case GGML_TYPE_F16:  ne11_mm_min = 2;  break;
++                            case GGML_TYPE_Q8_0: ne11_mm_min = 7;  break;
++                            case GGML_TYPE_Q2_K: ne11_mm_min = 15; break;
++                            case GGML_TYPE_Q3_K: ne11_mm_min = 7;  break;
++                            case GGML_TYPE_Q4_0:
++                            case GGML_TYPE_Q4_1: ne11_mm_min = 15; break;
++                            case GGML_TYPE_Q4_K: ne11_mm_min = 11; break;
++                            case GGML_TYPE_Q5_0:                          // not tested yet
++                            case GGML_TYPE_Q5_1: ne11_mm_min = 13; break; // not tested yet
++                            case GGML_TYPE_Q5_K: ne11_mm_min = 7;  break;
++                            case GGML_TYPE_Q6_K: ne11_mm_min = 7;  break;
++                            default:             ne11_mm_min = 1;  break;
+                         }
+-#endif
+ 
+                         // for now the matrix-matrix multiplication kernel only works on A14+/M1+ SoCs
+                         // AMD GPU and older A-chips will reuse matrix-vector multiplication kernel
diff --git a/server/sched.go b/server/sched.go
index a8f31d98..3c7ab66e 100644
--- a/server/sched.go
+++ b/server/sched.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ type Scheduler struct {
 // TODO set this to zero after a release or two, to enable multiple models by default
 var loadedMax = 1          // Maximum runners; < 1 maps to as many as will fit in VRAM (unlimited for CPU runners)
 var maxQueuedRequests = 10 // TODO configurable
+var numParallel = 1
 
 func InitScheduler(ctx context.Context) *Scheduler {
 	maxRunners := os.Getenv("OLLAMA_MAX_LOADED_MODELS")
@@ -57,6 +58,14 @@ func InitScheduler(ctx context.Context) *Scheduler {
 			loadedMax = m
 		}
 	}
+	if onp := os.Getenv("OLLAMA_NUM_PARALLEL"); onp != "" {
+		p, err := strconv.Atoi(onp)
+		if err != nil || p <= 0 {
+			slog.Error("invalid parallel setting, must be greater than zero", "OLLAMA_NUM_PARALLEL", onp, "error", err)
+		} else {
+			numParallel = p
+		}
+	}
 
 	sched := &Scheduler{
 		pendingReqCh:  make(chan *LlmRequest, maxQueuedRequests),
@@ -81,6 +90,8 @@ func (s *Scheduler) GetRunner(c context.Context, model *Model, opts api.Options,
 		successCh:       make(chan *runnerRef),
 		errCh:           make(chan error, 1),
 	}
+	// context split across parallel threads
+	opts.NumCtx = opts.NumCtx * numParallel
 	select {
 	case s.pendingReqCh <- req:
 	default: