How to Run Local AI on Apple’s New M5 Max MacBook

Apple’s M5 Max MacBook Pro can run large LLMs locally thanks to 128GB unified memory and 40 GPU cores.

The article highlights successful use of models like Llama 70B, Qwen 3.6, and Gemma 4 with tools such as Ollama and Hugging Face.

Quantization and memory-optimization techniques help improve token throughput and make local deployment practical.

The result is a more private, lower-cost alternative to cloud AI for developers and researchers.