Coding on Mac Studio M5 Max, 36 GB
Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU). 36 GB. 460 GB/s.
Source: Apple Newsroom, 14 Oct 2026
Coding
Runs wellA step below DeepSeek (July 2026)
The dense all-rounder. Excellent at writing, code, and other languages, if you can spare about 18 GB.
Install guides from the makers
- Ollama's download page · Ollama · Mac, Windows, Linux
- LM Studio's app guide · LM Studio · Mac, Windows, Linux
- AnythingLLM's docs · AnythingLLM · Mac, Windows, Linux
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