Memory index · 4 budgets
Best local LLM by memory
Start from how much memory you have. The catch: the same number means different things on a Mac, a GPU and a CPU laptop, so each budget below is anchored to real, sourced devices. Validated 2026-06-15.
- 8GBMac ~5.5 GBLaptop ~5 GB
24 models fit, up to 4B comfortably.
- 16GBMac ~10.5 GBGPU ~15 GBLaptop ~12 GB
45 models fit, up to 21B comfortably.
- 24GBMac ~16 GBGPU ~23 GB
58 models fit, up to 32B comfortably.
- 32GBMac ~21 GBGPU ~31 GBLaptop ~28 GB
59 models fit, up to 35B comfortably.
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