# Best local LLMs for Apple M5 Max (128GB)

Updated: 2026-06-15

Apple M5 Max (128GB): 128 GB unified, ~96 GB usable. Runs 64 of 67 tracked models.

- gpt-oss 120B (117B): runs
- Llama 4 Scout (109B): runs
- Sarvam-105B (105B): runs
- Qwen2.5 72B (72B): runs
- Llama 3.3 70B (70B): runs
- Mixtral 8x7B (46.7B): runs
- Command R 35B (35B): runs
- Yi 1.5 34B (34B): runs
- Qwen2.5 32B (32B): runs
- Qwen3 32B (32B): runs
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen 32B (32B): runs
- Qwen2.5 Coder 32B (32B): runs

More: https://localmodel.run/best-llm-for/apple-m5-max-128gb