Pick your use case, model, and budget. We'll show you which Macs actually work — backed by evidence, not spec-sheet fantasy.
Showing recommendations for Qwen 3 32B — the default for "Coding assistant". Select a specific model for tailored results.
Highest quality: runs Qwen 3 32B at Q8_0 with room to grow.
Runs Qwen 3 32B at Q8_0 with room to grow.
Most headroom for future models: Q8_0, 31.0 GB free.
Best value: runs Qwen 3 32B at Q5_K_M.
Runs Qwen 3 32B at Q6_K with room to grow.
Machines are filtered by your budget, then checked for fit: can the target model's weights plus KV cache (at 8k context) plus overhead fit within 85% of unified memory? Only quantizations at Q4_K_M quality or above are considered — below that, quality loss is too significant for most use cases.
Results are ranked by best quantization quality that fits, then by measured generation speed where benchmark data exists, then by price. Speed data comes from our lab measurements, trusted reference benchmarks, or community reports — each labeled by evidence class.
Recommendation methodology v0 — heuristic ranking based on fit, quality, speed, and price. Formal scoring system coming soon.