Fastest
ornith-ai-ornith-1.5-35b-a3b-mtplx-1
35B
51.3 tok/s
Highest token generation speed at 51.3 tok/s.
Hardware Benchmarks
Best Local LLM Performance for Apple M1 Max
Compare Apple M1 Max benchmark results and see which models actually earn the best completed quality scores.
Hardware Overview
GPU-specific specifications for local LLM planning.
- VRAM
- 64GB
Recommended Models
Models we recommend for Apple M1 Max.
Best quality
mtplx-qwen38-27b-optimized-speed-fp16
27B
17.1 tok/sQuality 85.7
Highest completed quality score at 85.7.
Frequently asked questions
Which models actually run best on the Apple M1 Max, by task, from community benchmark data.
- What is the best local model for coding on the Apple M1 Max?
- On the Apple M1 Max, mtplx-qwen38-27b-optimized-speed-fp16 ranks first for coding in our benchmarks (84.0/100 at ~17.1 tok/s). ornith-ai-ornith-1.5-35b-a3b-mtplx-1 is faster (~51.3 tok/s) and still scores well (83.9/100) — a good pick if you'd rather trade a little quality for speed.
- What is the best local model for agentic workflows on the Apple M1 Max?
- On the Apple M1 Max, mtplx-qwen38-27b-optimized-speed-fp16 ranks first for agentic workflows in our benchmarks (85.7/100 at ~17.1 tok/s). ornith-ai-ornith-1.5-35b-a3b-mtplx-1 is faster (~51.3 tok/s) and still scores well (81.6/100) — a good pick if you'd rather trade a little quality for speed.
Benchmark Results
Completed quality-ranked benchmark results for Apple M1 Max.