Memory index · 8 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 2026-08-03.
- 8GBMac ~5.5 GBLaptop ~5 GB
37 models fit, up to 5.1B comfortably.
- 16GBMac ~10.5 GBGPU ~15 GBLaptop ~12 GB
69 models fit, up to 21B comfortably.
- 24GBMac ~16 GBGPU ~23 GB
101 models fit, up to 32.7B comfortably.
- 32GBMac ~21 GBGPU ~31 GBLaptop ~28 GB
108 models fit, up to 36B comfortably.
- 48GBMac ~32 GB
108 models fit, up to 36B comfortably.
- 64GBMac ~48 GB
109 models fit, up to 49B comfortably.
- 128GBMac ~96 GB
118 models fit, up to 120B comfortably.
- 256GBMac ~192 GB
121 models fit, up to 235B comfortably.
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