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Best Local LLMs for Mac in 2026 — M1, M2, M3, M4 Tested
The best models to run on every Mac tier. Specific picks for 8GB M1 through 128GB M4 Max, with real tok/s numbers. MLX vs Ollama vs LM Studio compared.
Running LLMs on Mac M-Series: Complete Guide for M1, M2, M3, and M4
How to run local LLMs on Apple Silicon Macs. Covers M1 through M4, unified memory, which models fit at 8/16/24/36GB, MLX vs llama.cpp vs Ollama, Metal acceleration, and using a Mac Mini as an AI server.