Memory index · 10 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. Catalog updated 2026-11-01.
- 6GBGPU ~5 GB
43 models fit, up to 4B comfortably.
- 8GBMac ~5.5 GBGPU ~7 GBLaptop ~5 GB
60 models fit, up to 8B comfortably.
- 12GBGPU ~11 GB
80 models fit, up to 14B comfortably.
- 16GBMac ~10.5 GBGPU ~15 GBLaptop ~12 GB
83 models fit, up to 21B comfortably.
- 24GBMac ~16 GBGPU ~23 GB
120 models fit, up to 32.7B comfortably.
- 32GBMac ~21 GBGPU ~31 GBLaptop ~28 GB
129 models fit, up to 39.8B comfortably.
- 48GBMac ~32 GB
129 models fit, up to 39.8B comfortably.
- 64GBMac ~48 GB
131 models fit, up to 49B comfortably.
- 128GBMac ~96 GB
142 models fit, up to 123B comfortably.
- 256GBMac ~192 GB
145 models fit, up to 235B comfortably.
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