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Best AI models for the
Apple M3 (24GB)

The Apple M3 (24GB) has 24.0GB 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 M3 (24GB)

FAQ — running AI on the Apple M3 (24GB)

How many AI models can the Apple M3 (24GB) run?

With 24.0GB of unified memory, the Apple M3 (24GB) can run 30+ open-source models from our database, including Qwen3.8 27B, Qwen 3.6 27B, Qwen3.5-27B.

What's the largest LLM I can run on a Apple M3 (24GB)?

The biggest model that fits is approximately 36.0B. Larger models would need to be quantized further or won't fit at all.

Is 24.0GB of unified memory enough for local AI?

Yes — 24.0GB comfortably runs most popular open-source models including 30B-class LLMs at Q4_K_M.

Best AI models for theApple M3 (24GB)

Top 30 models for the Apple M3 (24GB)

Qwen3.8 27B

Qwen 3.6 27B

Qwen3.5-27B

Qwen 3.6 35B A3B

Muse Glimmer 30B

Devstral 2

Gemma 4 31B

Qwen 3.5 35B A3B

Gemma 4 26B A4B

Devstral Small 2

Ministral 3 14B

gemma 4 12B it

Ministral 3 8B

Gemma 4 E2B

Qwen 3.5 9B

Qwen 3.5 4B

Granite 4.2 8B

Devstral Small 2 24B Instruct 2512

Ministral 3 3B

GPT-OSS 20B

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B

Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507

Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct

diffusiongemma 26B A4B it

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

QwQ 32B

gemma 4 E4B it

Qwen3 4B Thinking 2507

Qwen3 32B

FAQ — running AI on the Apple M3 (24GB)

How many AI models can the Apple M3 (24GB) run?

What's the largest LLM I can run on a Apple M3 (24GB)?

Is 24.0GB of unified memory enough for local AI?

Best AI models for the
Apple M3 (24GB)