What is the best local model for coding on the Apple M4 Max?

On the Apple M4 Max, Qwen3.8-27B-oQ8e-mtp ranks first for coding in our benchmarks (83.7/100 at ~32.7 tok/s). Qwen3.8-Flash-Next-GPTQ6GU-Q6Down-g128-Q6Attn-g64-BF16-PLE-MLX-MTP-Q8 is faster (~58.7 tok/s) and still scores well (82.0/100) — 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 M4 Max?

On the Apple M4 Max, Qwen3.8-Flash-Next-Dynamic-oQ4e-Q4GU-g64-BF16-PLE-MLX-MTP-Q4 ranks first for agentic workflows in our benchmarks (94.6/100 at ~46.0 tok/s). Qwen3.8-Flash-Next-GPTQ6GU-Q6Down-g128-Q6Attn-g64-BF16-PLE-MLX-MTP-Q8 is faster (~58.7 tok/s) and still scores well (93.0/100) — a good pick if you'd rather trade a little quality for speed.

Hardware Benchmarks

Best Local LLM Performance for Apple M4 Max

Name: Apple M4 Max
Brand: Apple

Compare Apple M4 Max benchmark results and see which models actually earn the best completed quality scores.

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Hardware Overview

GPU-specific specifications for local LLM planning.

Apple M4 Max

VRAM: 128GB

Recommended Models

Models we recommend for Apple M4 Max.

Fastest

Ling-3.0-tiny-oQ8e

Unknown

137.8 tok/s

Highest token generation speed at 137.8 tok/s.

Best quality & Largest context

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next-oQ5e-mtp

Unknown

43.2 tok/sQuality 89.2Context 262,144 tokens

Highest completed quality score at 89.2. Largest context that fits in 128GB VRAM, at 262,144 tokens.

Frequently asked questions

Which models actually run best on the Apple M4 Max, by task, from community benchmark data.

What is the best local model for coding on the Apple M4 Max?: On the Apple M4 Max, Qwen3.8-27B-oQ8e-mtp ranks first for coding in our benchmarks (83.7/100 at ~32.7 tok/s). Qwen3.8-Flash-Next-GPTQ6GU-Q6Down-g128-Q6Attn-g64-BF16-PLE-MLX-MTP-Q8 is faster (~58.7 tok/s) and still scores well (82.0/100) — 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 M4 Max?: On the Apple M4 Max, Qwen3.8-Flash-Next-Dynamic-oQ4e-Q4GU-g64-BF16-PLE-MLX-MTP-Q4 ranks first for agentic workflows in our benchmarks (94.6/100 at ~46.0 tok/s). Qwen3.8-Flash-Next-GPTQ6GU-Q6Down-g128-Q6Attn-g64-BF16-PLE-MLX-MTP-Q8 is faster (~58.7 tok/s) and still scores well (93.0/100) — a good pick if you'd rather trade a little quality for speed.

Benchmark Results

Completed quality-ranked benchmark results for Apple M4 Max.