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Best open-source model for an M2 Max 32GB and what closed model does it actually compare to?

M2 Max, 32GB unified memory. Nothing installed yet — open to whatever runs best on Apple Silicon (MLX, GGUF, Ollama, LM Studio, no preference, I'll set up whatever works best). The thing I'm really after is the comparison, because nobody seems to write it down. Something like: "run this model at th…

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  1. 2026-09-19 11:03 · r/LocalLLM
    Best open-source model for an M2 Max 32GB and what closed model does it actually compare to?

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