What is the best local model for coding on the Apple M3?

On the Apple M3, gpt-oss:20b ranks first for coding in our benchmarks (72.2/100 at ~8.4 tok/s).

What is the best local model for agentic workflows on the Apple M3?

On the Apple M3, gpt-oss:20b ranks first for agentic workflows in our benchmarks (89.4/100 at ~8.4 tok/s).

Hardware Benchmarks

Compare Apple M3 benchmark results and see which models actually earn the best completed quality scores.

GPU-specific specifications for local LLM planning.

Apple M3

Models we recommend for Apple M3.

Fastest & Largest context

8.2B

12.6 tok/sContext 8,192 tokens

Highest token generation speed at 12.6 tok/s. Largest context that fits in 16GB VRAM, at 8,192 tokens.

Best quality

20.9B

8.4 tok/sQuality 74.3

Highest completed quality score at 74.3.

Which models actually run best on the Apple M3, by task, from community benchmark data.

What is the best local model for coding on the Apple M3?: On the Apple M3, gpt-oss:20b ranks first for coding in our benchmarks (72.2/100 at ~8.4 tok/s).
What is the best local model for agentic workflows on the Apple M3?: On the Apple M3, gpt-oss:20b ranks first for agentic workflows in our benchmarks (89.4/100 at ~8.4 tok/s).

Completed quality-ranked benchmark results for Apple M3.