What is the best local model for coding on the Apple M1 Pro?

On the Apple M1 Pro, gemma4:12b ranks first for coding in our benchmarks (60.8/100 at ~13.9 tok/s).

What is the best local model for agentic workflows on the Apple M1 Pro?

On the Apple M1 Pro, gemma4:12b ranks first for agentic workflows in our benchmarks (76.1/100 at ~13.9 tok/s).

Hardware Benchmarks

Name: Apple M1 Pro
Brand: Apple

Compare Apple M1 Pro benchmark results and see which models actually earn the best completed quality scores.

GPU-specific specifications for local LLM planning.

Apple M1 Pro

Models we recommend for Apple M1 Pro.

Fastest

20.9B

31.1 tok/s

Highest token generation speed at 31.1 tok/s.

Best quality & Largest context

11.9B

13.9 tok/sQuality 71.1Context 65.536 tokens

Highest completed quality score at 71.1. Largest context that fits in 32GB VRAM, at 65.536 tokens.

Which models actually run best on the Apple M1 Pro, by task, from community benchmark data.

What is the best local model for coding on the Apple M1 Pro?: On the Apple M1 Pro, gemma4:12b ranks first for coding in our benchmarks (60.8/100 at ~13.9 tok/s).
What is the best local model for agentic workflows on the Apple M1 Pro?: On the Apple M1 Pro, gemma4:12b ranks first for agentic workflows in our benchmarks (76.1/100 at ~13.9 tok/s).

Completed quality-ranked benchmark results for Apple M1 Pro.