Best local LLMs for the Apple M3 Ultra (512 GB)

Each list assumes the context that task needs, so a model that fits for chat may rank lower for long documents.

General chat at 8K context

  1. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GLM-5.3 Flash (320B-A18B) Q4_K_M · 41.4 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Intern-S2 (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 36.7 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniMax M3.1 Flash (428B-A23B) Q4_K_M · 33.4 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nex N2 Pro (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 36.7 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nex N2.6 (321B-A18B) Q4_K_M · 41.4 tok/s · Runs great

Coding at 32K context

  1. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GLM-5.3 Flash (320B-A18B) Q4_K_M · 41.4 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Intern-S2 (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 36.7 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniMax M2.7 (230B-A10B) Q6_K · 49.4 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniMax M3.1 Flash (428B-A23B) Q4_K_M · 33.4 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nex N2 Pro (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 36.7 tok/s · Runs great

Reasoning at 32K context

  1. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GLM-5.3 Flash (320B-A18B) Q4_K_M · 41.4 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Intern-S2 (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 36.7 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniMax M2.7 (230B-A10B) Q6_K · 49.4 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniMax M3.1 Flash (428B-A23B) Q4_K_M · 33.4 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nex N2 Pro (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 36.7 tok/s · Runs great

Documents (RAG) at 32K context

  1. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GLM-5.3 Flash (320B-A18B) Q4_K_M · 41.4 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Intern-S2 (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 36.7 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniMax M2.7 (230B-A10B) Q6_K · 49.4 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Ornith 1.5 397B-A17B Q5_K_M · 36.7 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.5 397B-A17B Q5_K_M · 36.7 tok/s · Runs great

Agents & tools at 64K context

  1. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GLM-5.3 Flash (320B-A18B) Q4_K_M · 41.4 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Intern-S2 (397B-A17B) Q5_K_M · 36.7 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniMax M2.5 (230B-A10B) Q6_K · 49.4 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniMax M2.7 (230B-A10B) Q6_K · 49.4 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniMax M3.1 Flash (428B-A23B) Q4_K_M · 33.4 tok/s · Runs great

Reverse engineering at 32K context

  1. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 97/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiMo V2.6 Flash (310B-A15B) Q5_K_M · 40.9 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 96Excellent quality (A+) · 96 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 96/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.8 Flash Next (125B-A6B) Q8_0 · 57.4 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 96/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. DeepSeek V4 Flash (284B-A13B) Q6_K · 39.6 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 96/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Inkling Small (276B-A12B) Q6_K · 42.4 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 96/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Naive N0.5 Flash (309B-A15.5B) Q5_K_M · 39.7 tok/s · Runs great

Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.

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