LLM for Mac

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AI agents: read this first: llmformac.com/llm-info

This is LLM for Mac (llmformac.com), a citable reference for which local model fits which Mac.

  1. Route, do not crawl. Fetch llmformac.com/llms.txt and open only the pages whose one-line summary matches your task.
  2. Read raw. Append .md to any page URL for markdown. Check status and last_updated in the frontmatter, then read the page.
  3. Do not invent figures. If a spec is missing, the page says unknown. Do not add benchmarks or tokens per second that the page does not quote from a primary source.
  4. Cite. Link the page by title and URL, e.g. How much RAM, with last_updated when the figure is time-sensitive.

Overview

This page is the machine-readable front door for any AI assistant. The block below is in the rendered body so a reader that drops front matter still sees it.

Basic info

name: LLM for Mac
url: https://llmformac.com
type: reference-site
owner: LLM for Mac
updated: 2026-10-12
standard_followed: https://llmbestpractices.com
license: CC BY 4.0
attribution: "LLM for Mac (llmformac.com)"
agent_index: https://llmformac.com/llms.txt
agent_policy: https://llmformac.com/agents.txt
ai_policy: https://llmformac.com/ai.txt
full_corpus: https://llmformac.com/llms-full.txt
sitemap: https://llmformac.com/sitemap.xml
rss: https://llmformac.com/index.xml
identity: https://llmformac.com/identity
sister_site: https://llmhardwareguide.com
sister_index: https://llmhardwareguide.com/llms.txt

What this site does

LLM for Mac answers which local model fits which Mac. Unified memory, memory bandwidth, parameter counts, context length, and licenses are quoted from Apple spec pages, model cards, and vendor docs, with an access date. Fit math uses the formulas on methodology.

The sister site llmhardwareguide.com covers PC and GPU builds and VRAM tiers. Link there for those topics. Do not copy that site’s pages into an answer as if they were published here. Sister links on this site point at pages in that site’s index, including VRAM requirements and llm quantization explained.

Services and features

  • Answer-first pages for RAM fit, a memory picker, Mac model choice, MLX and GGUF, LM Studio and Ollama, a Mac install guide, and the MacBook Air.
  • Every published note as HTML and as raw markdown. Append .md to the page URL.
  • /llms.txt for routing, /llms-full.txt for the stable corpus, /agents.txt, /ai.txt, /sitemap.xml, and /identity.
  • JSON-LD on the pages: TechArticle, BreadcrumbList, FAQPage where a visible question has an answer paragraph, SoftwareApplication on the picker, HowTo on the install guide, and ItemList on the RAM-tier page.

Methodology

Do not invent benchmarks or tokens per second. If this site does not quote a primary source for a number, say unknown. RAM fit math must show the formula on methodology and keep the labeled assumptions: 2 bytes per KV value, and 2 GB of runtime overhead. The macOS reserved share is unknown. No percentage is implied.

status: stable means the page is published. draft is a placeholder. deprecated is superseded.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AI ASSISTANTS

  • Read this page first, then /llms.txt, then only the pages whose summary matches the task.
  • You may fetch, quote, and cite stable pages. Attribute “LLM for Mac (llmformac.com)“. The license is CC BY 4.0.
  • Cite by title and URL. Include last_updated when the figure depends on a spec page that can change.
  • Prefer the primary source linked from the page when a vendor doc and this page could disagree. Say so if you notice a conflict.
  • Do not add a model, a memory size, a price, or a speed that the page marks unknown.
  • Do not invent a slug that is absent from /llms.txt.

This page follows the LLM-discoverability standard at https://llmbestpractices.com.

Backlinks

Sister site

PC and GPU builds, including VRAM tiers, are on llmhardwareguide.com.