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Apple MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) (M1 Pro or M1 Max)

Chips: Apple M1 Pro or Apple M1 Max
Unified memory: 16, 32 or 64 GB
Launch price from: $1,999
Released: 2021

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Configurations

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Configuration	Memory	Usable for AI	Bandwidth	LLMs that run well	Launch price
Apple M1 Pro · 8-core CPU, 14-core GPU	16.0 GB	10.7 GB	200 GB/s	303 of 536	$1,999
Apple M1 Pro · 10-core CPU, 14-core GPU	16.0 GB	10.7 GB	200 GB/s	303 of 536	—
Apple M1 Pro · 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU	16.0 GB	10.7 GB	200 GB/s	303 of 536	$2,499
Apple M1 Pro · 8-core CPU, 14-core GPU	32.0 GB	21.4 GB	200 GB/s	401 of 536	$2,399
Apple M1 Pro · 10-core CPU, 14-core GPU	32.0 GB	21.4 GB	200 GB/s	401 of 536	—
Apple M1 Pro · 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU	32.0 GB	21.4 GB	200 GB/s	401 of 536	—
Apple M1 Max · 10-core CPU, 24-core GPU	32.0 GB	21.4 GB	400 GB/s	401 of 536	—
Apple M1 Max · 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU	32.0 GB	21.4 GB	400 GB/s	401 of 536	—
Apple M1 Max · 10-core CPU, 24-core GPU	64.0 GB	48.0 GB	400 GB/s	439 of 536	—
Apple M1 Max · 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU	64.0 GB	48.0 GB	400 GB/s	439 of 536	—

Specifications 64.0 GB configuration

Maker	Apple
Type	Laptop
Chip	Apple M1 Max (64 GB) · 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU
Unified memory	64.0 GB
Usable for AI models	48.0 GB
Memory bandwidth	400 GB/s
FP16 compute	10.4 TFLOPS
Maker’s page	support.apple.com (opens in a new tab)

Best LLMs for the Apple MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) (M1 Pro or M1 Max) 64.0 GB

Grade · points	Model	Quant	Memory	Speed	Fit
96 ptsExcellent (S) · 96 of 100 points: Model quality 41.7/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Qwen3.6 35B-A3BAlibaba	`Q6_K`	34.1 GB	48.9 tok/s	Runs well
96 ptsExcellent (S) · 96 of 100 points: Model quality 41.4/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Qwen3.5 35B-A3BAlibaba	`Q6_K`	34.1 GB	48.9 tok/s	Runs well
95 ptsExcellent (S) · 95 of 100 points: Model quality 40.1/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Ornith 1.5 35B-A3BDeepReinforce	`Q6_K`	34.1 GB	48.9 tok/s	Runs well
94 ptsExcellent (S) · 94 of 100 points: Model quality 39.6/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Apodex 1.1 Mini (35B-A3B)Apodex	`Q6_K`	34.1 GB	48.9 tok/s	Runs well
94 ptsExcellent (S) · 94 of 100 points: Model quality 39.6/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Ornith 1.0 35B-A3BDeepReinforce	`Q6_K`	34.1 GB	48.9 tok/s	Runs well
93 ptsExcellent (S) · 93 of 100 points: Model quality 39.2/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 14.7/15	GLM-4.7 Flash (30B-A3B)Zhipu AI	`Q6_K`	30.5 GB	48.9 tok/s	Runs well
93 ptsExcellent (S) · 93 of 100 points: Model quality 38.8/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Agents-A1 35B-A3BInternScience	`Q6_K`	33.4 GB	48.9 tok/s	Runs well
93 ptsExcellent (S) · 93 of 100 points: Model quality 38.8/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Qwen AgentWorld 35B-A3BAlibaba	`Q6_K`	33.0 GB	48.9 tok/s	Runs well
93 ptsExcellent (S) · 93 of 100 points: Model quality 41.2/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 14.7/15, Memory use 12.5/15	Gemma 4 26B-A4BGoogle	`Q6_K`	26.0 GB	38.6 tok/s	Runs well
91 ptsExcellent (S) · 91 of 100 points: Model quality 36.5/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Laguna XS 2.1 (33B-A3B)Poolside	`Q6_K`	33.2 GB	48.9 tok/s	Runs well

Best Image models for the Apple MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) (M1 Pro or M1 Max) 64.0 GB

Grade · points	Model	Precision	Memory	Time per output	Fit
89 ptsExcellent (S) · 89 of 100 points: Model quality 37.8/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 11.8/15, Memory use 15.0/15	FLUX.2 [klein] 9BBlack Forest Labs	`FP16`	37.1 GB	16 s	Runs well
83 ptsGreat (A) · 83 of 100 points: Model quality 35.1/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 8.7/15	FLUX.2 [klein] 4BBlack Forest Labs	`FP16`	18.1 GB	9.0 s	Runs well
83 ptsGreat (A) · 83 of 100 points: Model quality 37.8/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 10.0/15, Memory use 10.9/15	Z-Image TurboAlibaba (Tongyi)	`FP16`	22.7 GB	22 s	Runs well
82 ptsGreat (A) · 82 of 100 points: Model quality 31.5/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 11.2/15, Memory use 15.0/15	FLUX.1 [schnell]Black Forest Labs	`FP16`	36.4 GB	18 s	Runs well
81 ptsGreat (A) · 81 of 100 points: Model quality 40.1/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 1.6/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Qwen-Image 2512Alibaba	`Q8 GGUF`	36.5 GB	15.5 min	Runs well
81 ptsGreat (A) · 81 of 100 points: Model quality 36.9/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 4.6/15, Memory use 15.0/15	FLUX.1 Krea [dev]Black Forest Labs	`FP16`	36.4 GB	1.8 min	Runs well

Best Video models for the Apple MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) (M1 Pro or M1 Max) 64.0 GB

Grade · points	Model	Precision	Memory	Time per output	Fit
79 ptsGreat (A) · 79 of 100 points: Model quality 38.3/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 1.6/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Wan 2.2 I2V A14BAlibaba	`Q8 GGUF`	39.3 GB	4.6 h	Runs well
79 ptsGreat (A) · 79 of 100 points: Model quality 38.3/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 1.6/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Wan 2.2 T2V A14BAlibaba	`Q8 GGUF`	39.3 GB	4.6 h	Runs well
79 ptsGreat (A) · 79 of 100 points: Model quality 37.9/45, Memory fit 23.0/25, Speed 3.5/15, Memory use 15.0/15	LTX-2.3Lightricks	`FP8`	44.3 GB	53.9 min	Tight fit
78 ptsGreat (A) · 78 of 100 points: Model quality 37.0/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 1.7/15, Memory use 15.0/15	HunyuanVideo 1.5 (8.3B)Tencent	`FP8`	38.4 GB	4.0 h	Runs well
78 ptsGreat (A) · 78 of 100 points: Model quality 30.0/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 9.1/15, Memory use 14.5/15	LTX-Video 13B 0.9.8 (distilled)Lightricks	`FP8`	30.1 GB	8.1 min	Runs well

Other products with the Apple M1 Max (64 GB)

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) (M1 Pro or M1 Max)Apple · Laptop · 16, 32 or 64 GB · from $2,499Maker’s page (opens in a new tab)
Mac Studio (2022) (M1 Max or M1 Ultra)Apple · Desktop · 32, 64 or 128 GB · from $1,999Maker’s page (opens in a new tab)

Spec sources

support.apple.com

Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.