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Best models to run on Mac Mini M6 24GB?

I’m new to trying local ai, and I’m wondering what’s the best model to run for general knowledge and to learn python potentially. I’ve tried Gemma 4 26B-A4B QAT so far on LM studio. I’m able to run on it GGUF but not MLX so I’m wondering if it’s just a bit too intensive for 24GB. Any recommendation…

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  1. 2026-10-02 04:22 · r/LocalLLM
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