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Run Local LLMs on a Mac in 2026: Which Chip Runs Which Model, and Why Bandwidth Beats Cores

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Originally published on the Macyou blog . Disclosure up front: I run Macyou - we rent dedicated Apple Silicon Macs for AI. This post is about the hardware math, which is the same whether the Mac is on your desk or in a rack. The short answer: any Apple Silicon Mac with 16 GB of unified memory runs…

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  1. 2026-09-10 14:03 · DEV Community — AI
    Run Local LLMs on a Mac in 2026: Which Chip Runs Which Model, and Why Bandwidth Beats Cores

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