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Best AI models for the
Apple M2 Max (96GB)

The Apple M2 Max (96GB) has 96.0GB of unified memory. Below are the top 30 open-source AI models that fit, ranked by composite benchmark score. Each row shows the best quantization that fits your hardware.

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Top 30 models for the Apple M2 Max (96GB)

FAQ — running AI on the Apple M2 Max (96GB)

How many AI models can the Apple M2 Max (96GB) run?

With 96.0GB of unified memory, the Apple M2 Max (96GB) can run 30+ open-source models from our database, including Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B, Qwen3.8 27B, MiMo V2 Omni.

What's the largest LLM I can run on a Apple M2 Max (96GB)?

The biggest model that fits is approximately 124B. Larger models would need to be quantized further or won't fit at all.

Is 96.0GB of unified memory enough for local AI?

Yes — 96.0GB comfortably runs most popular open-source models including 30B-class LLMs at Q4_K_M.

Best AI models for theApple M2 Max (96GB)

Top 30 models for the Apple M2 Max (96GB)

Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B

Qwen3.8 27B

MiMo V2 Omni

Qwen 3.6 27B

Qwen 3 Next 80B A3B

Qwen3.5-27B

Qwen 3.6 35B A3B

Muse Glimmer 30B

Qwen 3.5 35B A3B

Gemma 4 31B

Devstral 2

Gemma 4 26B A4B

Devstral Small 2

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B BF16

Ministral 3 14B

gemma 4 12B it

GPT-OSS 120B

Ministral 3 8B

Gemma 4 E2B

Qwen 3.5 9B

Qwen 3.5 4B

Granite 4.2 8B

Mistral Small 4

Devstral Small 2 24B Instruct 2512

Ministral 3 3B

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking

GPT-OSS 20B

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507

FAQ — running AI on the Apple M2 Max (96GB)

How many AI models can the Apple M2 Max (96GB) run?

What's the largest LLM I can run on a Apple M2 Max (96GB)?

Is 96.0GB of unified memory enough for local AI?

Best AI models for the
Apple M2 Max (96GB)